બેઠક Bethak

દોહરો—દુર્જન તે દુર્જન હોય, સજ્જન કેમે ન હુવંત;

dōharō—durjana tē durjana hōya, sajjana kēmē na huvaṁta;

Literally
A wicked person remains wicked; they never become good by any means.
What it means
An evil nature cannot be transformed into virtue.

Also said as

  • ગોળે રાંધ્યા લીંબડા, કડવા નહીં મીઠંત.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

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