and dry inhumanity him who herds with literary pedants.--LAVATER.

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.