Mejor solo que mal acompañado

Mejor solo que mal acompañado
 

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

hi robindesbois - that's a good smooth translation.

hermit

Do you have a better equivalent in English?

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

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.

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

I think you're better off alone

With friends like that, who needs enemies?