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, an ape is an ape .. even if it has gold insignia; ERASMUS
Adages
I. vii.
simia simia est
,
etiamsi aurea gestet insignia
.

1539
tr.
Erasmus'Adages
21
An ape is an ape although she weare badges of golde.
1586
Praise of Music
ii.
You may cloath an Ape in golde, and an Infant in Hercules armour: doth an infant therfore chaunge his age, or an Ape forgoe his nature?
1659
Proverbs
(English) I
An Ape's an Ape, A Varlett's a Varlett, Though they be cladd in silk, or scarlett.
1732
Gnomologia
no. 6391
An Ape's an Ape: a Varlet's a Varlet, Tho' they be clad in Silk or Scarlet.
1967
Naked Ape
i.
The naked ape is in danger of .. forgetting that beneath the surface gloss he is still very much a primate. (‘An ape's an ape, a varlet's a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet.’)Even a space ape must urinate.