三つ子の魂百まで

みつごのたましいひゃくまで

a leopard cannot change its spots; the child is father to the man; the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100

Also written 三つ子の魂百迄

Meanings

Expression
a leopard cannot change its spots; the child is father to the man; the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100proverb

Example sentences

三みつ子ごの魂百たましいひゃくまで。

The child is father to the man.
三みつ子ごの魂百たましいひゃくまでとは本当ほんとうによく言いったものだ。

'The child is father to the man' is certainly well said.