He who walks with the wise will be wise.

associate with fools and get in trouble

the companion of fools will suffer harm

We hurt ourselves by hanging around with fools

If we get cozy with stupid folks we’ll ruin ourselves

If you bed a fool you’ll give birth to ding bats

But

He who reads good writing

will come to know what good writing is

Don’t absorb junk
Don’t drink sewer water

Read rich