Does our “Circle” influence our success?

A long time ago I met with a person with whom I talked about a very interesting topic. Commonly, every single person has his own “Circle” where gathered particular types of people. Here comes the very intriguing question, “Does it affect our path and further actions? My personal opinion is - Yes it does. I think almost everyone knows the Uzbek proverb “Qozonga yaqin yursang qorasi yuqadi”. Very thought-provoking words I would say. Because when you are surrounded by people who have no goals, or ambitions and thirsty for gaining knowledge, undoubtedly, you will be also acting like them. The more you talk with this kind of people, the closer you get to their principles. Controversially, if you are with people who have clear goals, habits that help them to become a better person, and of course, an understanding of how to be helpful to humanity, without any doubt you will start thinking and taking actions like them. Now the conclusion is your dear reader, whether to be with the first type or second.