" associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company " - George Washington


this quote means that we shall associate with the right people but if they try to ruin our good reputation then we should just stay on our own. if we associate with people that choose the wrong & ruin our reputation nothing good will come out of associating with them. it would be better to be alone then associating with bad people. a good view of this quote is say your friends rather just do homework & not go out so you guys can all study then your associating with good people. a bad view of this quote is say your friends are smoking pot & your a straight A student & you've never done that before & they're making you try it that's not good people which you shouldn't associate with them or they'll ruin your reputation of being a good student & person.