બેઠક Bethak

વાંદરા સો વર્ષના થાય પણ ઠેક ભૂલે નહીં.

vāṁdarā sō varṣanā thāya paṇa ṭhēka bhūlē nahīṁ.

Literally
Monkeys become a hundred years old but do not forget to jump.
What it means
Deep-seated habits are impossible to change.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Habit is second nature.

Also said as

  • ઝાડ જાય ભુવે, ટેવ જાય મુએ.
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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