The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holidayby Parker on Twos"Above all, keep a close watch on this—that you are never so tied to your former acquaintances and friends that you are pulled down to their level. If you don't, you'll be ruined... You must choose whether to be loved by these friends and remain the same person, or to become a better person at the cost of those friends... if you try to have it both ways you will neither make progress nor keep what you once had." - Epictetus"From good people you'll learn good, but if you mingle with the bad you'll destroy such soul as you had." - Musonius Rufus"You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." - Jim RohnFind your "scene"—a group of peers who push you to be better"Tell me with whom you consort and I will tell you who you are." - GoetheConsciously consider whom you allow into your life—like you are trying to cultivate the best life possibleAre they making me better? Do they encourage me to push forward and hold me accountable? Or do they drag me down to their level? Should I spend more or less time with these folks?