雀百まで踊り忘れず (すずめひゃくまでおどりわすれず): what is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb
雀百まで踊り忘れず
what is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb
A sparrow hops all its life, and what is learned young lasts to a hundred. Usually said with resignation about a habit or fault someone has never managed to shake off.