A Quote by George Washington

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.

George Washington

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George Washington
American - President
February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799

It is better to sit alone than in company with the bad, and it is better still to sit with the good than alone. It is better to speak to a seeker of knowledge than to remain silent, but silence is better than idle words.

Muhammad

To be alone means that you avoid bad company. But to have a true friend is better than being alone.

Umar

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

George Washington

Better be alone than in bad company.

Thomas Fuller

Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

Booker T. Washington

Those who have resources within themselves, who can dare to live alone, want friends the least, but, at the same time, best know how to prize them the most. But no company is far preferable to bad, because we are more apt to catch the vices of others than their virtues, as disease is far more contagious than health.

Charles Caleb Colton

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

George Washington

A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.

John B. S. Haldane

The simple truth of things is that bad dreams are far better than bad wakings.

Stephen King

God is alone,-but the devil, he is far from being alone; he sees a great deal of company; he is legion.

Henry David Thoreau

No company is preferable to bad. We are more apt to catch the vices of others than virtues, as disease is far more contagious than health.

Charles Caleb Colton

It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.

Charles Dickens

There are a lot of benefits representative of government and it is far better than any type of dictatorial system and it is far better than a one-man rule situation.