your best friends are those who bring out the best in you

tell me who your best friend are, and I will tell you
who you are. if you run with wolves, you will learn how to howl,
but if you associate with eagles, you will learn how to soar to great
heights. a mirror reflects a man's face, but what he is really like is
shown by the kind of friend he chooses. the simple but true fact
of life is that you become like those with whom you closely
associate--for the good and the bad. think about it;
almost all of our sorrows spring out of relationships
with the wrong people. instead listen to author E.k
Piper,
        
         keep out of the suction caused by
         those who drift backward.