The basic observations and socio-logic

DURABILITY OF X's NATURE / DURABILITY OF IDENTITY

X's basic nature / character will be unchanged; characteristics will not change

The literature references of the proverb type:

Abbreviation: APp

Karapetjan, G.O. (ed.): Armjanskie poslovitsy i pogovorki. 1973 Moskva: Nauka. ARMENIAN/RUS*,RUS

Proverb number(s): 826, 151.

Abbreviation: Aqu

Aquilina, J.: A Comparative Dictionary of Maltese Proverbs 1972 Malta: The Royal University of Malta.. MALTESE/ENG*,ARAB,ENG,GER,ITA,FR,SPA,PERS,AFR>ENG*,>FR*

Proverb on page: 233. Proverb number(s) on page: 7.

The wolf changes its fur but not its behaviour/habits/voice (translation Maltese) / Le loup est toujours loup

Abbreviation: BNm

Ikonomov, N.I.: Balkanska narodna madrost 1968 Sofia: Balgarskata akademija na naukite.. BULG,ALB,GRE,RUM,RUS,SERB,TURK

Proverb number(s): 295.

Abbreviation: Bud I

Budaev,T.B.: Adekvatnye poslovitsy i pogovorki raznyh narodov, I 1962 Ulan-Ude: Burjatskoe kni noe izdatel'stvo.. diff.>RUS*

Proverb on page: 49.

Abbreviation: Bud II

Budaev,T.B.: Adekvatnye poslovitsy i pogovorki raznyh narodov, II 1969 Ulan-Ude: Burjatskoe kni noe izdatel'stvo.. diff.>RUS*

Proverb on page: 147.

Abbreviation: Cel

Celakovský, F.L.: Murdosloví národu slovanského v príslovích. 1852 Praze: Nakladatelstvi Aloisa Hynka knihkupectví.. SLOVAK/RUS*...

Proverb on page: 404.

Abbreviation: Dal

Dalj,V.: Poslovitsy russkogo naroda 1862/1957 Moskva: M.O. Wolf. RUS,RUS*

Proverb on page: 723.

Abbreviation: DS V

Wander,K.F.W.: Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon V 1867 -1880 Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.. GER, varia EUROPEAN LANGUAGES

Proverb on page: 356. Proverb number(s) on page: 139, 140. Proverb on page: 351. Proverb number(s) on page: 41.

Abbreviation: Dür I

Düringsfeld, Ida von — Reinsberg-Düringsfeld., Otto von: Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen I 1872 Leipzig: Hermann Fries.. GER and BOHEM,DAN,DUT,ENG,FR,HUNG,ITA,LAT,POL,SWE etc./GER*

Proverb number(s): 97.

Wolves lose their teeth, but not their memory

Abbreviation: Dür II

Düringsfeld, Ida von — Reinsberg-Düringsfeld., Otto von: Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen II 1875 Leipzig: Hermann Fries.. GER and BOHEM,DAN,DUT,ENG,FR,HUNG,ITA,LAT,POL,SWE etc./GER*

Proverb number(s): 98.

Der Mönch legt die Kutte wohl ab, aber nicht den Sinn /Us muda mulen, ma un s muda mulnër (You can change the mill, not the miller)

Abbreviation: Dür1

Düringsfeld, Ida von: Das Sprichwort als Philosoph im Sprichwort als Kosmopolit 1863 Leipzig: Hermann Fries.. glob>GER*

Proverb on page: 57. Proverb on page: 60.

Abbreviation: Gey

Geyr, H.: Sprichwörter und sprichwortnahe Bildungen im dreisprachigen Petersburger Lexikon von 1731. Symbolae slavicae: Band 13. 1981 Frankfurt/Main / Bern: Peter D. Lang.. GER,LAT,RUS/GER*

Proverb on page: 210.

Abbreviation: Gri

Grigas, Kazys: Patarli#u paralelés. Lietuvi#u patarlés su latvi#u, baltarusi#u, rus#u, lenk#u, etc. 1987 Vilnius: Vaga.. LITH,LETT,BELORUS,ENG,FR,GER,GRE,ITA,LAT,POL,RUS,SPA

Proverb on page: 544. Proverb number(s) on page: 582.

Abbreviation: Kok

Kokare,Elza: Divu tautu dzives gudriba. (!) 1967 Riga: Zinãtne.. LETT, RUS

Proverb on page: 187.

Abbreviation: KPp

Plesovskij,F.V.: Komi poslovitsy i pogovorki 1973, 1983 Syktyvkar: Komi kniz#noe izdatel'stvo.. KOMI,RUS*

Proverb on page: 191.

Abbreviation: Kuu4

Kuusi, M. (in cooper. with) M. Joalaid, E. Kokare, A. Krikmann, K. Laukkanen, P.Leino,V.Mälk, I.Sarv: Proverbia septentrionalia. FF communications No. 236. 1985 Helsinki: Academia Scientiarum Fennica.. FIN/ENG*,KAREL/ENG*,EST/ENG*,VOT,VEPS,LIV,LETT,LITH,RUS,GER,SWE

Proverb number(s): 618.

A dog changes its fur, you change your opinions (translation, Estonian)

Abbreviation: Laut

Lautenbach,Ja.I.: Ocherki iz istorii litovsko - latyshskago narodnago tvortsestva. 3rd edition 1915 Jur'ev.. ENG,DAN,DUT,FR,GER,LAT,LETT,LITH,POL,RUS,SLOVE,TZHE

Proverb on page: 324.

Abbreviation: MEk

Paczolay, Gyula (ed.): Magyar-észt közmondások és szólások német, angol és latin megfelelo#ikkel. 1985 Veszprem: VEAB.. HUNG,EST,GER,ENG,LAT

Proverb number(s): 140.

Abbreviation: Mie

Mieder, Wolfgang: The Prentice-Hall encyclopedia of World Proverbs. A treasury of wit and wisdom through the ages. 1986 New Jersey: Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice-Hall.. glob>ENG*,ENG

Proverb number(s): 17783, 17785.

Abbreviation: OSs

Landgren,G.A.: Ordspråk, sanna språk. (G.A.L.-n Facsimileuppl.) 1979 [1889] Stockholm: Rediviva.. SWE

Proverb on page: 148. Proverb on page: 171.

Abbreviation: Pac3

Paczolay, Gyula: European proverbs in 55 languages with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chin.&Jap 1997 Veszprém: Veszprémi Nyomda Rt.. varia GLOB>ENG*GER*RUS*FR*

Proverb number(s): 32.

Abbreviation: Per

Permâkov, Grigorij Lvovic: Izbrannye poslovitsy i pogovorki narodov Vostoka. 1968 Moskva: Nauka.. varia EAST-EUR>RUS*

Proverb on page: 184. Proverb on page: 186.

Abbreviation: Pol II

Polites, N.: Meletai peri tou biou kai tes glosses tou hellenikou laou II 1965 [1899-1902] Athenai: Ergane.. GRE,(GER,FR,ITA)

Proverb on page: 81.

Abbreviation: PPrlf

Boldyrev, V.D. (ed.): Poslovitsy i pogovorki na russkom, latinskom, frantsuzskom, anglijskom i nemetskom jazykah. 1969 Kemerovo: Ministerstvo prosveštšenija RSFSR.. RUS,ENG,FR,GER,LAT

Proverb number(s): 108.

Abbreviation: PSlma

Walther, Hans (ed.): Proverbia sententiaque latinitatis medii aevi.(Mittelalters) 1-7 1963-1967 Göttingen: Vanderhoeck & Ruprecht.. LAT ancient

Proverb number(s): 14117.

Abbreviation: Set

Setälä, E.N.: Näytteitä liivin kielestä. Suomalais-ugrilaisen Seuran toimituksia 106. 1953 Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen Seura.. LIV/FIN*

Proverb number(s): 25.

Abbreviation: Ste

Stevenson, Burton: The home book of proverbs, maxims and familiar phrases. 1948 New York: Macmillan.. ENG,varia GLOG>ENG*

Proverb on page: 2553. Proverb number(s) on page: 1.

Abbreviation: Stra

Strauss, Emanuel: Dictionary of European Proverbs 1994 New York: Routledge /Questia.com. ENG,GER,FR,SPA,ITA,LAT

Proverb number(s): 729, 1669.

Wolves lose their teeth but not their memory / The fox may grow grow grey, but never good / Der Wolf stirbt in seiner Haut

Abbreviation: Tim

Timoshenko, I.E.: Byzantisch-slawishe Lehnsprichworten. See Moll 1894-1895 Kìev ?. RUS,GER

Proverb on page: 301.

Abbreviation: Zlo

Zlotnitskij, V.S.: Refranes y proverbios rusos y españoles. (1962) s.d.Moskva: Izdatel'stvo literatury na inostrannyh jazykah.. RUS,SPA

Proverb number(s): 96.