“Better alone than badly accompanied.”
“It is better to be alone than in bad company.”
“It's bad, being frozen, but it's better than waking up alone.”
“Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than to be in bad company.”
“Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.”
“They are never alone that are accompanied by noble thoughts”