Mejor solo que mal acompañado

[ROBINDESBOIS]

IS IT COrrect to say " Better alone than in bad company ? Or is that just a copy-cat?

[hermit]

hi robindesbois - that's a good smooth translation.

hermit

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Do you have a better equivalent in English?

[hermit]

better translation? nothing better comes to mind right away, but there
is an often heard saying that is related: "you're judged by the company you keep.".

hermit

[Tomisimo]

It's better to be alone than in bad company.
It's better to be alone than with someone who will hurt you.

These are good translations, but in English it is not a set phrase like it is in Spanish.

@hermit You're judged by the company you keep = Dime con quien andas y te diré quien eres.

[María José]

Mary, Mary quite contrary...
I usually say Más vale sólo que mal acompañado.

[poli]

I think you're better off alone

With friends like that, who needs enemies?