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Yer play with puppy, him lick you mouth.

If you play with a puppy, it will lick your mouth.

Too much familiarity invites over-familiarity and a loss of respect in return.

Traditional Bahamas Wisdom, Bahamas

Source: Traditional Bahamas proverb, public-domain oral tradition (recorded by H.H. Finlay, Eleuthera, 1925)

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