గంగలో ములిగినా కాకి హంస అవుతుందా

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Telugu

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Proverb

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గంగలో ములిగినా కాకి హంస అవుతుందా (gaṅgalō muliginā kāki haṁsa avutundā)

  1. Though it bathe in the Ganges, will a crow become a swan.

References

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  • “గంగలో ములిగినా కాకి హంస అవుతుందా.” in Captain M. W. Carr (1868) A Collection of Telugu Proverbs translated, illustrated and explained; together with some Sanscrit Proverbs printed in the Devanâgarî and Telugu Characters, Madras: Christian Knowledge Society's Press, page 28