Nature will have its course. 
Proverbs on a similar topic
- Old habits die hard.
- That which is crooked cannot be made straight.
- As a man lives, so shall he die, as a tree falls, so shall it lie.
- A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.
- An ape is ne'er so like an ape, as when he wears a doctor's cape.
- The ass loaded with gold Still eats thistles.
- What good can it do an ass to be called a lion?
- The cask savours of the first fill.
- Bring a cow to the hall and she will run to the byre.
- A kite will never be a good hawk.
- Send a fool to France, and a fool he'll come back.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
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The leopard cannot change his spots.
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The wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature.
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The wolf must die in his own skin.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Lupus pilum mutat, non mentem.
A wolf changes its coat, not its mind.
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Lupus pilum mutat, non mores.
A wolf changes its fur, not its behavior.
French
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Le loup change de poil, mais non de naturel.
The wolf changes its coat, but not its nature.
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Nature ne peut mentir.
Nature cannot lie.
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Qui naquit chat, court après les souris.
He who was born a cat, runs after mice.
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Le loup mourra dans sa peau.
The wolf will die in its skin.
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Le renard change de poil, mais non de naturel.
The fox changes its coat, but not its natural appearance.
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Nature fait chien tracer.
Nature makes dog track.
German
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Der Wolf ändert wohl sein Haar, aber bleibt wie er war.
The wolf probably changes his hair, but remains as he was.
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Der Wolf muß in seiner Haut sterben.
The wolf must die in his skin.
Czech
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Kočka myší nenechá, liška slepic a vlk ovcí.
The cat won't let the mice, the fox won't let the chickens, and the wolf won't let the sheep.
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Vlk zůstane vlkem.
A wolf will remain a wolf.
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Vlk mění srst, ale ne povahu.
A wolf changes its fur, but not its temperament.
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Starý forman rád biče třeskání slyší.
The old forman likes to hear the whip crack.