who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl
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who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl
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Often attributed to Will Graves.
proverb who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl
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A person tends to acquire the characteristics of those with whom they associate.
Do not associate with a person who is malicious, selfish, or unkind As a proverb goes, “Who keeps company with the wolf, will learn to howl” (in other words, “If you touch vermillion, you will become of the same color”).
Similar: if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas, if you fly with the crows, you get shot with the crows
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proverb Translations
| 日本語 | 朱に交われば赤くなる shu ni majiwareba akaku naru |
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| 中文 | 近朱者赤，近墨者黑 jìn zhū zhě chì, jìn mò zhě hēi |
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