It’s better to be alone, than in the wrong company by Anonymous

The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve.
Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity.
An important attribute in successful people is their impatience with negative thinking & negative acting people.
As you grow, your associates will change.
Some of your friends will not want you to go on.
They will want you to stay where they are.
Friends that don’t help you climb will want you to crawl.
Your friends will stretch your vision or choke your dream.
Those that don’t increase you will eventually decrease you.
Don’t ask someone who’s lost themselves to help you find your way,
If they can’t help themselves,
They certainly can’t help you.
Don’t spend time with people who do not contribute something of substance or value to your life, meaning:
Don’t waste your major time with minor people,
Life’s far too short for that.
Remember, nothing ever stays the same,
In a year from now you will either be better off or worse off,
Your relationships will either be strengthened or weakened,
You will either have progressed or regressed.

Look to people who are humble/spiritual/charitable/joyous/friendly without any hidden agendas or motives,
So that you can aspire to be like them,
& look to people who have less than what you have,
So that you can be grateful.
& remember, it’s not the quantity of friends or acquaintances that you have that’s important,
It’s the quality of your friendships that really matter,
It’s better to have a handful of unconditional, true-blue friends that will be there for you at the drop of a hat
In the good times & the bad,
& who knows you inside out, than having many superficial, fair-weather friendships.

Consider this:

* Never receive counsel from unproductive people.

* Never discuss your problems with someone incapable of contributing to the solution, because those who never succeed themselves are always first to tell you how. Not everyone has a right to speak into your life. You are certain to get the worst of the bargain when you exchange ideas with the wrong person.

* Don’t follow anyone who’s not going anywhere. With some people you spend an evening: with others you invest it.

* Be careful where you stop to inquire for directions along the road of life.

* Wise is the person who fortifies his life with the right friendships.