Bolje sam nego u lošem društvu.
“Better alone than in bad company.”
Solitude is preferable to being surrounded by people who bring you harm.
— Traditional Bosnia & Herzegovina Wisdom, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Source: Traditional Bosnia & Herzegovina proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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