A leopard cannot change its spots
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Meaning
The notion that things cannot change their innate nature.
Origin
From the Bible, Jeremiah 13:23 (King James Version):
"Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil."
See also: the List of Proverbs.
