Vulpes pilum mutat, non mores
Vulpes pilum mutat, non mores is a Latin phrase that literally means "the fox changes his fur, not his habits". By extension, and in common morality, humanity can change their attitudes, but they will hardly change their objectives or what they have set themselves to achieve.
The expression is attributed to Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, who inserted it into his 'Life of Vespasian', included in the De Vita Caesarum. In the eighth book of the collection (chapter 16), this sentence is used in reference to Emperor Titus.
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