Quotes About Companionship

I am, Sir, a brother of the Angle.

I love such mirth as does not make friends ashamed to look upon one another next morning.

Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.

The apostle Paul similarly had loyal friends. "No man in the New Testament made fiercer enemies than Paul, but few men in the world had better friends.

I enjoyed the meetings, too. It was like having friends.

What strained and anxious lives dogs must lead, so emotionally involved in the world of men, whose affections they strive endlessly to secure, whose authority they are expected unquestioningly to obey, and whose minds they can never do more than imperfectly reach and comprehend.

I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.

The child is alone only in the presence of someone.

Friendship needs no words — it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness.

No one should be left to suffer alone.

My life would be sour grapes and ashes without you

walked hand and hand

Jeez. Not even the ghosts wanted to have lunch with me.

Jesus] matters because of what he brought and what he still brings to ordinary human beings, living their ordinary lives and coping daily with their surroundings. He promises wholeness for their lives. In sharing our weaknesses he gives us strength and and imparts through his companionship a life that has the quality of eternity." (Dallas Willard in Ruthless Trust - Brennan Manning)

Any friendship that is worth its weight is like a dark and secret place where you hide bits of yourself. The door can be opened only by the two people who have the key, and you carry it with you wherever you go. Magnify that by a billion, and you begin to get an idea of what marriage is like.

We must find our friends where we can, and make those bonds count.

If you ever go bar hopping, who do you want to take with you? You want a slightly uglier version of yourself. Similar … but slightly uglier.

Dogs have such a limited lifespan to teach us about friendship and loyalty...perhaps they know we have a short span of attention.

It was lonely in that damn motel room. When I'm on the road, I usually have a dog with me. Animals I like. People I learned a long time ago to do without.

our time loitering with someone who

He sighed and picked up Charlie, who licked his chin. "That's the good thing about dogs, isn't it? They look at you like you're a hero just for loving them.

People who read are never strangers.

He reached up, caught her hand, pressed it to his lips, and on a resigned breath, murmured, "Emma, dear, sweet, Emma . . . what would I do without you?" "You'd get on just fine," she joked, "for you are Nelson. Now be still—we 'ave much to do before Sir Graham and 'is bride-to-be arrive!

Care to drop anchor beside me, lass?" He grinned, wolfishly. "Morning is the fairest time for a tryst, you know.