an car a bha san t-seana mhaide 's duilich a thoirt às

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• an car a th' anns an t-seana mhaide, is duilich a thoirt as

Proverb

an car a bha san t-seana mhaide 's duilich a thoirt às

1. you can't teach an old dog new tricks, old habits die hard, a leopard cannot change his spots (literally "the twist which is in the old stick is difficult to take out")