Tag: ზნის/თვისების/ჩვეულების შეცვლა შეუძლებელია

A pig used to dirt turns up its nose at rice boiled in milk (Am.) Black will take no other hue (Am., Br.). A crow is never /the/ whiter for… Read more »

Can the Ethiopian change his colour (his skin)? (Br.). Can the leopard change his spots? (Br.). A (The) leopard cannot (does not) change his spots (Am., Br.). What is bred… Read more »

An ape is an ape, a varlet is a varlet, though they be clad in silk and scarlet (Am.). An ape’s an ape, a varlet’s a varlet, though they be… Read more »

Action without thought is like shooting without aim (Am.). Beggars mounted run their horse to death (Br.). Give a beggar a horse and he’ll ride it to death (Am.). Give… Read more »

What is bred in the bone will not /come/ out of the flesh (Am., Br.) A golden bit does not make a horse any better (Br.Am). Pigs are pigs (Am.)… Read more »

Can the leopard change his spots? Can the Ethiopian change his colour (his skin)? (Br.). A (The) leopard cannot (does not) change his spots (Am., Br.). What is bred in… Read more »

The leopard does not change his  spots. Can the Ethiopian change his colour (his skin)? (Br.). Can the leopard change his spots? (Br.). What is bred in the bone will… Read more »

When the fox preaches take care of your geese. When the ass dreams it is of thistles (Br.) The hungry man often talks of bread (Am.) Quand le renard prêche… Read more »

A crooked tree will never straighten its branches (Am.). That which is crooked cannot be made straight (Br.). What is bred in the bone will not /come (go)/ out of… Read more »

If an ass goes a-traveling, he’ll not come back a horse (Am.). If an ass goes a-travelling, he’ll not come home a horse (Br.) Lead a pig to Rhine, it… Read more »

An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold. Les chiens ne font pas les chats. Осел останется ослом, Хотя осыпь его звездами; Осла хоть в Париж, все будет рыж. Надень… Read more »

If an ass goes a travelling, he’ll not come home a horse.(Br) Lead a pig to Rhine, it remains a pig (Br.). An ox remains an ox, even if driven… Read more »

A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often What is bred in the bone will not /come (go)/ out of the flesh (Am., Br.) A golden bit does… Read more »