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A bad man, though raised to honour, always returns to his natural course, as a dog’s tail, though warmed by the fire and rubbed with oil, retains its form.*
Hitopadesa.
* Cf. Arab proverb: “A dog’s tail never can be made straight.”
A bad man, though raised to honour, always returns to his natural course, as a dog’s tail, though warmed by the fire and rubbed with oil, retains its form.*
Hitopadesa.
* Cf. Arab proverb: “A dog’s tail never can be made straight.”