It is better to be by yourself than hang around others that put you down?

Question:

It is better to be by yourself than hang around others that put you down?

Better to be by yourself than in bad company? Hang around others that praise you. What do people see about you that is valuable? & Why?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I will answer you with a quote from a great book I just read: "If you consciously apply your will, nobody and nothing can keep you from preserving you from your freedom...or from allowing yourself to be enslaved again by the forces arising from your own self."