Day 118discernmentstandardsself-improvement
Choosing Companions Wisely
This passage echoes 1.8 but appears in a different context, reinforcing its importance. The phrase 毋友不如己者 does not mean 'only befriend people who are superior to you'—an impossible standard. It means: do not maintain intimate friendships with those who actively pull you away from your principles. The focus is on moral orientation, not on status or talent.