કાજલ તજે ન શામતા, મોતી તજે ન શ્વેત; દુર્જન તજે ન કુટિલતા, સજ્જન તજે ન હેત.

kājala tajē na śāmatā, mōtī tajē na śvēta; durjana tajē na kuṭilatā, sajjana tajē na hēta.

Literally: Kajal does not abandon its blackness, a pearl does not abandon its whiteness; a wicked person does not abandon his crookedness, a good person does not abandon his love;
What it means: People never change their core nature, whether they are inherently wicked or naturally virtuous.

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · 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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