“Tell me what company you keep and I will tell you who you are.” — Cuban proverb · The Inspired Sage

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Tell me what company you keep and I will tell you who you are.

— Cuban proverb

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Attributed to: Cuban proverb
Culture / tradition: Cuban
Published in: Aboriginal Proverbs: Spoken By The Indigenous
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