Qui cum canibus concumbunt cum pulicibus surgent
( They who lie with dogs will rise with fleas )
As with most sayings, there is always more than a grain of truth to it.
I know, for I "lie with dogs " or more correctly, the dogs sleep on the bed with me.
I do not invite them, in fact I disinvite them heartily, but almost to a morning I wake up to find my bed covered with snoring, farting happy canines.
And they have fleas. You cannot live in the woods as we do, and not have fleas and ticks.
And even though I have read that fleas will prefer canine blood, I am here to attest that they are not against human blood and nor are the ticks.
So yes, if you "lie with dogs" you will rise with fleas. I know. I have and I do.
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The quote has a large almost universally agreed meaning of "You should be cautious of the company you keep. Associating with those of low reputation may not only lower your own but also lead you astray by the faulty assumptions, premises and data of the unscrupulous."
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