Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres.
“Tell me who you walk with, and I will tell you who you are.”
You are judged and shaped by the company you keep.
— Traditional Spain Wisdom, Spain
Source: Traditional Spain proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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