Companion Quotes - Page 4
If thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.
"Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius)". Book by Seneca the Younger (Letter CIV), circa 65 AD.
The companion of an evening, and the companion for life, require very different qualifications.
Samuel Johnson, Elizabeth Carter, Hester Mulson Chapone, Samuel Richardson, Catherine Talbot (1785). “The Rambler”, p.222
Why was it that pride and foolishness were so often close companions?
Linda Sue Park (2002). “A single shard”
Cassandra Clare (2010). “Clockwork Angel”, p.268, Simon and Schuster
Solitude has a healing consoler, friend, companion: it is work.
Berthold Auerbach (1874). “On the heights: a novel”, p.432
Benjamin Franklin (2006). “Wisdom and Wit from Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.63, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
"The Devil's Notebook".
William Shakespeare (2007). “Complete Works”
Sue Monk Kidd (2003). “The Secret Life of Bees”, p.136, Penguin
It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.
"The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave". Book by Darius Lyman. Maxim 995, 1856.
To the resentment that hides inside love, to the loneliness that hides among companions.
Jonathan Lethem (2014). “You Don't Love Me Yet”, p.116, Faber & Faber
John Lyly, Frederick William Fairholt (1858). “The Dramatic Works: With Notes and Some Account of His Life and Writings : in Two Volumes”, p.198