Cf: A crooked tree will never straighten its branches (Am.). That which is crooked cannot be made straight (Br.). What is bred in the bone will not /come (go)/ out of the flesh (Am., Br.). Wood that grows warped can never be straightened (Br.). You can't make a crooked stick lay straight (Am.)
Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок. Академик.ру. 2013.