Denis Diderot Quotes

Choose your friends carefully. It is they who will lead you in one direction or the other.

Beware of the company you keep. See that you associate with the right type of people.

You got to be careful of the company you keep.

If I were to give advice, I would say to parents that they ought to be very careful whom they allow to mix with their children when young; for much mischief thence ensues, and our natural inclinations are unto evil rather than unto good.

No company is preferable to bad. We are more apt to catch the vices of others than virtues, as disease is far more contagious than health.

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.

Who are your friends and supporters and how do they influence you? That's part of public concern about character.

As the quality of water changes with the nature of the soil; So will a man’s reason vary with the quality of his friends.

When you're growing up, you need to stay around people who are headed in the right direction and stay away from people who will take you in the wrong direction.

Kids get influenced by other kids.

Running with the wrong crowd will never help you.

Peer pressure is something everyone will face in school. You have to really go by what you think is the right thing to do. Turn to the friends you trust the most when you are put in a compromising situation. If your friends are making the wrong decision, then turn to your parents.

On the choice of friends, Our good or evil name depends.

The people you surround yourself with influence your behaviors, so choose friends who have healthy habits.

Morality is not only taught; it is caught.

Considering the company I keep in this place, that is hardly surprising.

Better be alone than in bad company.

We know that we are often judged by the company we keep. We know how influential classmates, friends, and other peer groups can be. If any of our companions are prone to be unrighteous in their living, we are better off seeking new associations immediately.

When your leader is misbehaving, it's very easy for other people to follow that.

The NBA makes you become a bigger version of what you already were. If you were somebody who was not so nice and you came into a lot of money and fame, then you're probably going to abuse that in the wrong way. But if you come into those things and you were doing the right things, then chances are you're going to do more of the right things.

Just like the rest of the world, I became a product of my environment, and this environment was gang culture.

A lot of guys are known for the stuff they do off the golf course and who they like to hang around. It's pretty obvious who's doing that and who isn't.

The people you end up hanging out with are the people you become.

The fact is, when you are young, if you are mingling with wrong people, you tend to be misguided. You tend to be brainwashed easily.

He who must needs have company, must needs have sometimes bad company.