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Companion Quotes by Barbara Tuchman
- Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Without books, the development…
- Books are ... companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of mind. Books are humanity in print.
- For me, the card catalog has been a companion all my working life. To leave it is like leaving the house one was brought up…
More Companion Quotes
- Patience is the companion of wisdom. — Saint Augustine
- What a lonely species we are, searching for signals of life from other galaxies, adopting companion animals, visiting parks and zoos to… — Diane Ackerman
- Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses. — Francis Bacon
- Death is a companion for all of us, whether we acknowledge it or not, whether we're aware of it or not, and… — Alan Ball
- He who loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, or an effectual comforter. — Isaac Barrow
- Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never… — Francis Beaumont
- True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation… — Joseph Addison
- There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions, and books. — Henry Ward Beecher
- Frontiersmen good and bad, gunmen as well as inspired prophets of the future, have been my camp companions. Thus, I know the… — Buffalo Bill
- People always joke that 'dog' spells 'god' backwards. They should consider that it might be the higher power coming down to see… — Linda Blair
- For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous… — Erma Bombeck
- Felicity, the companion of content, is rather found in our own breasts than in the enjoyment of external things; and I firmly… — Daniel Boone