“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.”
“Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents’, on April 23, 1770: ‘When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.”
“There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from Him.”
“Thus says the fool: "Association with men spoils the character, especially when one has none.”
“Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.”
“Evils that befall the world are not nearly so often caused by bad men as they are by good men who are silent when an opinion must be voiced.”