He that Lies Down With the Dogs, Will Rise Up With the Fleas

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“He that lies down with dogs, his limbs to ease, / Sleep as he will, he’ll surely rise with fleas; / So he that would keep both clean and well, / Must not with filthy creatures closely dwell."—Barber, 1857

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Barber, John W. The Handbook of Illustrated Proverbs (New York, NY: George F. Tuttle, 1857)

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