il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio

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Italian

Etymology

Literally "the wolf can lose its fur but not its bad habits".

Proverb

il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio

the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature; a leopard cannot change its spots; the fox may grow grey but never good

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