He that walketh with wise men shall be wise.—Solomon.
If you always live with those who are lame, you will yourself learn to limp.—From the Latin.
If men wish to be held in esteem, they must associate with those only who are estimable.—La Bruyère.
Be very circumspect in the choice of thy company. In the society of thine equals thou shalt enjoy more pleasure; in the society of thy superiors thou shalt find more profit. To be the best in the company is the way to grow worse; the best means to grow better is to be the worst there.—Quarles.
A companion of fools shall be destroyed.—Proverbs 13:20.
Choose the company of your superiors whenever you can have it.—Lord Chesterfield.
I set it down as a maxim, that it is good for a man to live where he can meet his betters, intellectual and social.—Thackeray.
Keep good company, and you shall be of the number.—George Herbert.
It is best to be with those in time that we hope to be with in eternity.—Fuller.
Astronomy.—The contemplation of celestial things will make a man both speak and think more sublimely and magnificently when he descends to human affairs.—Cicero.