Makaku bistí na seda, makaku e ta keda.
“Dress a monkey in silk, and it remains a monkey.”
A person's true nature cannot be changed by fine clothing or outward appearance.
— Traditional Papiamento Wisdom, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Source: Traditional Papiamento proverb, Sambumbu (Pater Paul Brenneker folklore collection) and the Palabricks.nl Antillean animal-proverb collection, public-domain oral tradition
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