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A ukall a diak lebo ltitimel.

An ukall tree will not become a titimel tree.

A person's fundamental nature does not change, and children tend to take after their parents.

Traditional Palau Wisdom, Palau

Source: Traditional Palauan proverb; documented in A. Obak & R. K. McKnight, Palauan Proverbs, and Palauan Language Online (tekinged.com/misc/proverbs.php)

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