Quem adquire maus hábitos ou defeitos desde cedo dificilmente os corrige mais tarde.
EN — Literal: "A stick that grows crooked straightens late or never"
EN — Meaning: A person who develops bad habits or character flaws from an early age is unlikely to change them later in life.
EN — Closest idiom: You can't teach an old dog new tricks / as the twig is bent, so grows the tree
ES — Literal: "El palo que nace torcido, tarde o nunca se endereza"
ES — Significado: Quien adquiere malos hábitos o defectos de joven difícilmente los corrige de mayor.
ES — Equivalente: Genio y figura hasta la sepultura / cría fama y échate a dormir