It is better to be alone than in the wrong company

Tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are.  If you run with wolves you will learn howl. But, if you associate with eagles, you will learn how to soar to great height. A proverb will always say, “A mirror reflects man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.” The simple but true fact of life is that you become like those with whom you closely associate-for the good and the bad. Think about it; almost all of our sorrows spring out of relationships with the wrong people. Instead, keep out of the suction of those who drift backwards.

The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity. A true Bulgarian proverb confirms, “if you find yourself taking two steps forward and one step backwards, invariably its because you have missed associations in you life.” If a loafer isn’t a nuisance to you, it’s a sigh that you are some worth a loafer yourself. I have discovered that an important attribute in successful people is their impatience with negative thinking and negative acting people.

A true friend is one who is there to care. They remain your friend even if you don’t deserve to have a friend. They will see you through when others think that you are through.

Choose your associations carefully. This old saying that “he that lies down with dogs, shall rise up with fleas” is true. Thomas Carlyle observed, “Show me the man you honor and I will know what kind of man you are, for it shows me that your idea of manhood is, what kind of man you long to be.”

if you were to lift your greatest benefits, resources or strengths, you would find that money is one of the least important ones while some of your greatest resources are the people you know. Mike Murdock said, “Someone who is capable of greatly blessing you is always observing you”. A true friend sees beyond you to what you can be.

Invest in good relationships. The way you make a true friend is to be one. Do you know that your wealth is where you r friends are? Consider what Francesco Guicciardini said: “since there is nothing so well worth having as friend, never lose a chance to make the right ones.”

As you grow, your associations 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 you’re your dream, those that don’t increase you will eventually decrease you.

 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. Now listen my fortunate reader, 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.

The worst thing that can happen to you is following anyone who’s not going anywhere.be  careful where you stop to inquire for directions along the road of life because wise is the person who fortifies his life with the right relationship. 

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