ઘઉંની કણુક જેમ કેળવે તેમ કેળવાય.

ghauṁnī kaṇuka jēma kēḷavē tēma kēḷavāya.

Literally: Wheat dough can be molded however it is kneaded.
What it means: Children or subordinates can be shaped into whatever character they are trained to become.

Also said as

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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