I have had playmates, I have had companions; In my days of childhood, in my joyful school days - All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.
Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
He who loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, or an effectual comforter.
I am happy now, to recall that I was not only his son but his companion, and whenever there was a hunting expedition or any other pleasure, I was always with him.
Let this little book be thy friend, if, owing to fortune or through thine own fault, thou canst not find a dearer companion.
John Dunbar: [writing in his diary] If it wasn't for my companion, I believe I'd be having the time of my life.
Elrond: Nine companions. So be it. You shall be the Fellowship of the Ring. Pippin: Great! Where are we going?
Sherlock Holmes: You have the grand gift of silence, Watson; it makes you quite invaluable as a companion. [Watson punches him in the face]
Sherlock Holmes: You have the invaluable gift of science, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.
That's what I love about those old movies - the music is like a constant companion. Even in scenes that aren't particularly dramatic, like a woman checking her watch, you hear the music as a comment on that action.
Conspiracies, since they cannot be engaged in without the fellowship of others, are for that reason most perilous; for as most men are either fools or knaves, we run excessive risk in making such folk our companions.
I like cooking the biggest steaks. It cooks nice and evenly when it's that thick, and you're not eating the whole thing yourself, which is nice. You get to share that with a companion.
Complements from your companion will do you no good, but if you get complements from your competitors it means you are really doing good.
Books are the best companion of human beings. its like a travel guide which leads you towards the different historical points of the entire world.
The real wealth or worth of a person is a candid and collective opinion of his closest companions about his indelible image presented or projected in his absence than presence.
Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles.
When we cannot bear to be alone, it means we do not properly value the only companion we will have from birth to death - ourselves.
Never let the little things, disrupt the biggest things you cherish in life. The smallest mistake, can cause the biggest regret and hurt to your closest companion.
Yet when books have been read and reread, it boils down to the horse, his human companion, and what goes on between them.
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