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

Meaning

exp
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

Example sentences

三つ子の魂百までとは本当によく言ったものだ。

'The child is father to the man' is certainly well said.
三つ子の魂百まで。

The child is father to the man.