Significado de la palabra "books and friends should be few but good" en español

¿Qué significa "books and friends should be few but good" en inglés? Descubre el significado, la pronunciación y el uso específico de esta palabra con Lingoland

books and friends should be few but good

US /bʊks ænd frendz ʃʊd bi fjuː bʌt ɡʊd/
UK /bʊks ænd frendz ʃʊd bi fjuː bʌt ɡʊd/
"books and friends should be few but good" picture

Modismo

libros y amigos, pocos y buenos

it is better to have a small number of high-quality books and friends than many of poor quality

Ejemplo:
I don't need a thousand acquaintances; as the saying goes, books and friends should be few but good.
No necesito mil conocidos; como dice el refrán, libros y amigos, pocos y buenos.
He curates his library and social circle carefully, believing that books and friends should be few but good.
Él organiza su biblioteca y su círculo social con cuidado, creyendo que libros y amigos, pocos y buenos.