. . . the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds which hardly any later friend can obtain.
Living authors, therefore, are usually, bad companions. If they have not gained character, they seek to do so by methods often ridiculous, always disgusting; and if they have established a character, they are silent for fear of losing by their tongue what they have acquired by their pen--for many authors converse much more foolishly than Goldsmith, who have never written half so well.
It is of far more important that a man shall play something himself, even if he plays it badly, than that he shall go with hundreds of companions to see someone else play well.
How tranquil is a coral tomb, and may the heavens grant that my companions and I be buried in no other!
Do you wish to learn? There are books that can teach you anything, and there is no cheaper form of education, nor one whose effects are more lasting. My education came from books, and they have been my companions by many campfires, in bunkhouses, ships' forecastles, in hotels and on planes. No matter where you find me, I am never far from a book.
Lust hath these three companions: the first, blindness of understanding; the second, hardness of heart; the third, want of grace.
If thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.
Hymns are companions for life travelers.
Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
I do not know what horrified me most [during the depression]: the economic misery of my companions [or] their moral and ethical coarseness.
My ideal travel companions are my family.
To the resentment that hides inside love, to the loneliness that hides among companions.
Joy and sorrow are both my perpetual companions, but the joy is called Past and the sorrow Present.
The burning soul, the burden'd mind, In books alone companions find.
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 disgusted me with them. When I began to study man, I saw that these abstract sciences are not suited to him, and that in diving into them, I wandered farther from my real object than those who knew them not, and I forgave them for not having attended to these things. I expected then, however, that I should find some companions in the study of man, since it was so specifically a duty. I was in error. There are fewer students of man than of geometry.
Books—they weren't ladders out of the abyss, but they were companions.
I have the challenges sort of already there and as a consequence my companions feel a considerable desire to do this, too, and they feel very put out if they are left in the cold, so there we have it. We have me who has lots of ideas and then we have a very good team who wish - who are persuaded almost - to take part in these challenges.
Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.
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 they do, what kind of people they are. The animals are right here, right in front of us. And how we treat these companions is a test.
I am conquered less by fortune than by the egotism and ingratitude of my companions in arms.