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il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio meaning in English

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il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio phrase

a leopard cannot change its spots(one cannot change one's own nature)
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[UK: ə ˈle.pəd ˈkæn.ɒt tʃeɪndʒ ɪts spɒts] [US: ə ˈle.pərd ˈkæn.ɑːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ ˈɪts ˈspɑːts]

old habits die hard(established habits are difficult to change)
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the fox may grow grey but never good(one cannot change one's own nature)
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the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature(one cannot change one's own nature)
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