naturam expellas furca, tamen usque recurret
Latin quotation from Horace
na·tu·ram ex·pel·las fur·ca, ta·men us·que re·cur·ret
nä-ˈtü-ˌräm-ek-ˌspe-läs-ˈfu̇r-ˌkä ˌtä-men-ˈu̇s-kwe-re-ˈku̇r-et 
: you may drive nature out with a pitchfork, but she will keep coming back
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“Naturam expellas furca, tamen usque recurret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/naturam%20expellas%20furca%2C%20tamen%20usque%20recurret. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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