Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.
The prosecutors who reviewed the Peabody case in 1988 described his behaviour as “infantilism.” In other words, he who keeps company with wolves will learn to howl.
1992, New Times International - Issues 1-13, page 372 more examples
After hearing this proverb, Chadwick went out to see if it was true. "I thoroughly tested it," he said, "and though it may apply to people, it doesn't pertain to cats." Who keeps company with wolves learns to howl warns us that if we associate with bad company we, too, will become bad.
2005, John Smithback, Fun with Proverbs, →ISBN, page 246A well known proverb says that 'who keeps company with wolves will learn to howl'. The biggest influence on my personality had these people with whom I spent the most of the time.
2016, Dawid Piątkowski, Impossible, →ISBN
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