a wild goose never laid a tame egg

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Proverb

a wild goose never laid a tame egg

1. (idiomatic) Most things are inherited and predetermined.

Translations

most things are inherited and predetermined

• French: les chats ne font pas des chiens, les chiens ne font pas des chats (fr)
• German: Raben zeugen keine Tauben
• Russian: оси́на не роди́т апельси́на (osína ne rodít apelʹsína)
• Spanish: de tal palo, tal astilla (es)