You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Crabbed and obscure definitions are of no use beyond a narrow circle of students, of whom probably every one has a pet one of his own.
In philosophy if you aren't moving at a snail's pace you aren't moving at all.
He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk.
It was quite a challenge to make people eat crab ice cream.
You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.
One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach.
Have you ever watched a crab on the shore crawling backward in search of the Atlantic Ocean, and missing? That's the way the mind of man operates.
A rattlesnake that doesn't bite teaches you nothing.
You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.
You can learn steps, but you cannot learn how to boogie.