ငါးခုံးမတစ်ကောင်ကြောင့် တစ်လှေလုံးပုပ်
“One rotten fish spoils the smell of the whole boat.”
The bad conduct of a single person can taint the reputation of an entire group.
— Traditional Myanmar Wisdom, Myanmar
Source: Traditional Myanmar proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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