a wild goose never laid a tame egg



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a wild goose never laid a tame egg

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, wild

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Binay-Bengali
Aksel-Danish, Norwegian
Iveta-Czech, Slovak
Golshan-Persian
Octavia[ɔk'teiviə]
TheseusTHEE-see-əs (English)Greek Mythology