Choosing Friends Quotes

"There is no greater harm than forming a friendship without testing; for once formed, it cannot easily be given up."

Thiruvalluvar

“It is better to be alone than in bad company.”

George Washington

“Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.”

“Have no friends not equal to yourself.”

Confucius

“Nothing is more dangerous than a foolish friend; a wise enemy is preferable.”

Jean de La Fontaine

“Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.”

Tennessee Williams

“Friendship with the upright, with the sincere, and with the well-informed is beneficial.”

Confucius

“Tell me who your friends are, and I'll tell you who you are.”

Spanish Proverb

“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.”

Oprah Winfrey

“Pick out associates whose behaviour is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.”

Warren Buffett

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”

“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.”

“Associate with people who are likely to improve you.”

Seneca

“Birds of a feather flock together.”

English Proverb

“A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy.”

Aesop

“Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you; spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.”

Amy Poehler

“A man is known by the company he keeps.”

English Proverb

“The friendship of one wise man is better than the friendship of a host of fools.”

Democritus

“Make no friend before you have inquired how he has treated his former friends.”

Isocrates