The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

Meaning: Children often resemble their parents.

Origin: German proverb, widely used across European cultures.

Translations

• French: La pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l'arbre (literally: The apple never falls far from the tree)
• Spanish: De tal palo, tal astilla (literally: From such a stick, such a splinter)
• Japanese: 蛙の子は蛙 (Kaeru no ko wa kaeru) (literally: A frog's child is a frog)

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