Man is only a reflection of the landscape of his birth
A man's features and worldview are shaped by the environment and land in which he grew up and was educated. It is difficult for a person to change his national and cultural identity after maturing.
(Modern Hebrew according to a poem by Shaul Tchernichovsky)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הָאָדָם אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא תַּבְנִית נוֹף מוֹלַדְתּוֹ
Definition (Hebrew)
אָפְיוֹ וּתְפִיסַת עוֹלָמוֹ שֶׁל הָאָדָם מְעֻצָּבִים עַל פִּי הַסְּבִיבָה וְהָאָרֶץ בָּהּ הוּא גָּדַל וְהִתְחַנֵּךְ. קָשֶׁה לָאָדָם לְשַׁנּוֹת אֶת זֶהוּתוֹ הַלְּאֻמִּית וְהַתַּרְבּוּתִית לְאַחַר שֶׁבָּגַר.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה עַל פִּי שִׁירוֹ שֶׁל שָׁאוּל טְשֶׁרְנִיחוֹבְסְקִי)