તાડ જાય રૂએ ને આદત જાએ મુવે.

tāḍa jāya rūē nē ādata jāē muvē.

Literally: The tail goes straight, but the habit goes only when dead.
What it means: Deep-seated habits are nearly impossible to change.

કહેવત સમુદાય (Kahevat Samuday) · 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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