Evil communications corrupt good manners.
Meaning: Surrounding yourself with corrupting influences gradually degrades your own moral character and behavior.
Origin: From Paul's first letter to the Corinthians (15:33), in the King James Version. Paul was quoting a line from the Greek comic playwright Menander. "Communications" means company and conversation: bad companions corrupt good character.
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From our tongue twisters
- Ular melingkar-lingkar di atas pagar pak Umar. — A rolling 'l / r / ling' drill that loops like the snake it describes.
- ยักษ์ใหญ่ไล่ยักษ์เล็ก (Yák yài lâi yák lék) — A tonal 'yak / yai / lai / lek' drill that hops across Thai tones in four short beats.
- Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said the butter's bitter. — A 'b / t / tt' plosive drill that bounces between Betty, butter, and bitter.