“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for tis’ better to be alone than in bad company”

This quote that George Washington stated means that be with people that have respect to others, have manners, and that are good and to be with people with a bad manners and that are not respectful what he also means about you being alone than in bad company he means that or it’s better to by yourself and you be you than other people judging on what you can’t do.