Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«La cabra siempre tira al monte.»
Word for word
The goat always heads for the hills.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Old habits die hard.
Used when someone returns to their old habits or true nature despite efforts to change. Common in comments about people's behavior.
Hear it in a sentence
La cabra siempre tira al monte; después de un año sin fumar, volvió a hacerlo.
Old habits die hard; after a year without smoking, he started again.
Why learn dichos?
Proverbs like this one are everywhere in spoken Spanish — dropped mid-conversation, usually just the first half, with the rest left for you to complete. Recognizing them is one of the fastest ways to sound less like a textbook and follow real speech. Every Lingocito edition signs off with the dicho del día, so you meet one a day next to news written at your exact level.