il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “the wolf can lose its fur but not its bad habits”.

Proverb[edit]

il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio

  1. 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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