“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

The quote by George Washington is stating that when you hang out when people that are a good influence on you, you are holding a very good reputation of yourself. If you are around bad people you will be bad yourself and not have a reputation that is good, but if people are bad don’t be around them because it is better off alone knowing that you are having a good reputation than bad.