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Literally, “The wolf changes his hair, but never his disposition”. Compare Serbo-Croatian vuk dlaku mijenja, ali ćud nikada.
- IPA(key): [ˈvɔɫkɔt ˈvɫaknɔ ˈmɛnuva | ˈnaɾav ˈnikɔɡaʃ]
волкот влакно менува, нарав никогаш • (volkot vlakno menuva, narav nikogaš)
- the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature, a leopard cannot change its spots