"who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1992, New Times International - Issues 1-13, page 37",
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          "text": "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.",
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