સિંહના પેટમાં સાખર ન પાકે.

siṁhanā pēṭamāṁ sākhara na pākē.

Literally: Sugar does not grow in a lion's belly.
What it means: A fierce or noble parent will not produce a weak or sweet-natured offspring.
The English proverb Shah set beside it: Like father, like son.

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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