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28. Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas

Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.
"He that lieth down with dogs shall rise up with fleas" has been attributed to Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack. The Latin has been unreliably attributed to Seneca, but not linked to any specific work. The quote has a large almost universally agreed meaning of "You should be cautious of the company you keep.
(28th day of our mission)


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