a wild goose never laid a tame egg

proverb Something will not be spontaneously different from that which came before. The phrase is used to describe things that are determined by nature and the environment, or else inherited from the generation before. We must never presume that humanity will be without violence; after all, a wild goose never laid a tame egg.

See also: egg, goose, laid, never, tame, wild

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

teach a man to fish
it takes a village
village
the best-laid plans
the best-laid plans go astray
the best-laid plans of mice and men
best-laid plans go astray, the
change horses in midstream, don't
a man is judged by his deeds, not by his words
actions speak louder than words

词组	a wild goose never laid a tame egg
释义	a wild goose never laid a tame egg a wild goose never laid a tame egg proverb Something will not be spontaneously different from that which came before. The phrase is used to describe things that are determined by nature and the environment, or else inherited from the generation before. We must never presume that humanity will be without violence; after all, a wild goose never laid a tame egg. See also: egg, goose, laid, never, tame, wild Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: teach a man to fish it takes a village village the best-laid plans the best-laid plans go astray the best-laid plans of mice and men best-laid plans go astray, the change horses in midstream, don't a man is judged by his deeds, not by his words actions speak louder than words
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