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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