The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
Frontiersmen good and bad, gunmen as well as inspired prophets of the future, have been my camp companions. Thus, I know the… — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast. Some men, like bats or owls, have… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Do you wish to learn? There are books that can teach you anything, and there is no cheaper form of education, nor… — Louis L'Amour Copy Share Image
The greatest and truest models for all oratorsis Demosthenes. One who has not studied deeply and constantly all the great speeches of… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
I think every person who is single should have a dog. I think the government should step in and intervene: If you're… — Jennifer Weiner Copy Share Image
But that guitar is the perfect companion to the human voice. You rest it against your gut, against your heart, and when… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
My recipe for bliss on a Friday night consists of a 'New York Times' crossword puzzle and a new episode of 'Homicide;'… — Caroline Knapp Copy Share Image
In the germ, when the first trace of life begins to stir, music is the nurse of the soul; it murmurs in… — Bettina Skrzypczak Copy Share Image
No companion however wise, no friend however useful, can be to me what my mother has been: her image will long pursue… — Hester Lynch Piozzi Copy Share Image
He had been driven hither by the impulse of that Remorse which dogged him everywhere, and whose own sister and closely linked… — Nathaniel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
There are always risks in battle. It's a dangerous business. The trick is to take the right ones.' [said Halt]. 'How do… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
A man of sense and education should meet a suitable companion in a wife. It is a miserable thing when the conversation… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“Spread your courtesy across the door posts of everyone you know, but reserve your intimacy with the little trustworthy friends who are… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
That I might live alone once with my gold! O, 'tis a sweet companion! kind and true: A man may trust it… — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
It is not politic in the commonwealth of nature to preserve virginity. Loss of virginity is rational increase, and there was never… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Reading has always been my home, my sustenance, my great invincible companion. "Book love," Trollope called it. "It will make your hours… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
I am satisfied that happiness in marriage is not so much a matter of romance as it is an anxious concern for… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
A child... who has learned from fairy stories to believe that what at first seemed a repulsive, threatening figure can magically change… — Bruno Bettelheim Copy Share Image
“All, Pyle? Wait until you're afraid of living ten years alone with no companion and a nursing home at the end of… — Graham Greene Copy Share Image
Sunday morning, before we go to hear the Word of God preached...let us not rush into God’s presence careless, reckless, and unprepared,… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
The stars are the jewels of the night, and perchance surpass anything which day has to show. A companion with whom I… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. But I rather believe than time is… — Brannon Braga Copy Share Image
“Pure gold does not rust. Only gold alloys do so. You may have golden dreams. But if you go in the company… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Freedom sees in religion the companion of its struggles and its triumphs, the cradle of its infancy, the divine source of its… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
When shall I at last retire into solitude alone, without companions, without joy and without sorrow, with only the sacred certainty that… — Nikos Kazantzakis Copy Share Image
Weakness is a great thing, and strength is nothing. When a man is just born, he is weak and flexible. When he… — Andrei Tarkovsky Copy Share Image
These blossoms, gathered in familiar paths, With dear companions now passed out of sight, Shall not be laid upon their graves. They… — Lucy Larcom Copy Share Image
“Loneliness tortures many if not most of the elderly more intensely and more frequently than it torments many if not most of… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
The horse must understand and accept any demands made by rider without any resistance. Reward the horse each time he does what… — Nuno Oliveira Copy Share Image
The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments,… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
I need to be alone. I need to ponder my shame and my despair in seclusion; I need the sunshine and the… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
Humans have a fraught relationship with beasts. They are our companions and our chattel, our family members and our laborers, our household… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
Just when I most needed important conversation, a sniff of the man-wide world, that is, at least one brainy companion who could… — Grace Paley Copy Share Image
One must accept the fact that we have only one companion in this world, a companion who accompanies us from the cradle… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
Without knowledge there can be no sure progress. Vice and barbarism are the inseparable companions of ignorance. Nor is it too much… — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
Humans and other animals experience love and fear, and form deep emotional bonds with cherished companions. We mourn when a close friend… — Gene Baur Copy Share Image
That's what I love about those old movies - the music is like a constant companion. Even in scenes that aren't particularly… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
[My novel] took up the sweetest part of my mind and the rarest part of my imagination; it was like being in… — Muriel Spark Copy Share Image
Each night the black sky and the bright stars were my stunning companions; occasionally Id see their beauty and solemnity so plainly… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
![“There are always risks in battle. It's a dangerous business. The trick is to take the right ones.' [said Halt]. 'How do you know which are the right ones?' Shigeru asked. Halt glanced at his two younger companions. They grinned and answered in chorus, 'You wait and see if you win.” quote by John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/237/john-flanagan-904_battle_there-are-always-risks-in-battle-it-s-a_1926411.jpg)
![“[My novel] took up the sweetest part of my mind and the rarest part of my imagination; it was like being in love and better. All day long when I was busy [...], I had my unfinished novel personified almost as a secret companion and accomplice following me like a shadow wherever I went, whatever I…” quote by Muriel Spark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f3/muriel-spark-4228_accomplices_my-novel-took-up-the-sweetest-part-of-my_1474468.jpg)
