Companions Quotes

304 quotes by 250 authors

Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses. — Francis Bacon
Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them… — 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 of a few… — 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 country of which… — Buffalo Bill
People always joke that 'dog' spells 'god' backwards. They should consider that it might be the higher power coming down to see just how well… — Linda Blair
Much certainly of the happiness and purity of our lives depends on our making a wise choice of our companions and friends. If our friends… — Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury
War and Authority are companions; Peace and Liberty are companions. — Benjamin Tucker
In everything that moves through the universe, I see my own body, and in everything that governs the universe, my own soul. All men are… — Zhang Zai
When old companions, old lusts, and sins crowd in upon you, and when you feel that you are ready to sink, what can save you,… — Robert Murray M'Cheyne
Loyal companions are an unequaled grace, stanching fear before it bleeds you numb, a reliable antidote for creeping despair. — Dean Koontz
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music… — Henry David Thoreau
Dream golf is simply golf played on another course. We chip from glass tables onto moving stairways; we swing in a straightjacket, through masses of… — John Updike
Our German forefathers had a very kind religion. They believed that, after death, they would meet again all the good dogs that had been their… — Otto von Bismarck
Cats didn't start as mousers. Weasels and snakes and dogs are more efficient as rodent-control agents. I postulate that cats started as psychic companions, as… — William S. Burroughs
The men and woman who make the best boon companions seem to have given up hope of doing something else...some defect of talent or opportunity… — John Jay Chapman
I read when I get up in the morning, when I can during the day and every single evening. Most of my weekends are spent… — Shimon Peres
I have spent much time in the study of the abstract sciences; but the paucity of persons with whom you can communicate on such subjects… — Blaise Pascal
Golf is the art of driving hard, avoiding the rough, surmounting traps and hazards, aiming straight, and arriving on the green at last, only to… — Rick Bayan
Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing avoidance. — Dan Greenburg

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