雀すずめ百ひゃくまで踊おどり忘わすれず

expression

what is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb

Proverb meaning that habits or skills acquired in youth persist into old age, just as a sparrow never forgets its hopping dance.

• 祖そ父ふは今いまでも毎まい朝あさラジオ体たい操そうを欠かかさない。雀すずめ百ひゃくまで踊おどり忘わすれずだね。

  My grandfather still does radio calisthenics every morning without fail. Old habits die hard, as they say.