Ծառից խնձոր հեռու չի ընկնում.
“The apple does not fall far from the tree.”
Children tend to resemble their parents in character, values, and habits.
— Traditional Armenia Wisdom, Armenia
Source: Traditional Armenian proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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