“No matter how long a log stays in the river, it never becomes a crocodile.”
A person's true nature does not change no matter how long they spend in a different environment.
— Traditional Congo-Brazzaville Wisdom, Republic of the Congo
Source: Traditional Republic of the Congo proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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