“Fishing books , lit by emotion recollected in tranquility, are like poetry. .. . We do not think of them as books but as men. They are our companions and not only riverside. Summer and winter they are with us and what a pleasant company they are.” ThinkingMenBookEmotionCompanySeaSummerRiversWinterFishesBoatPleasantLakesFishingCompanionTranquilityLitSummer And WinterRiverside Book:Fishing Source: Fishing
“When passion and habit long lie in company it is only slowly and with incredulity that habit awakens to finds its companion fled, itself alone.” LongLyingPassionCompanyHabitCompanionIncredulity Book:Wisdom, Wit and Pathos of Ouida Source: Wisdom, Wit and Pathos of Ouida
“A companion that feasts the company with and mirth, and leaves out the sin which is usually mixed with them, he is the man; and let me tell you, good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.” MenSinCompanyVirtueHe ManLet MeCompanionDiscourseMirthGood Company Author:Izaak Walton
“A companion is but another self; wherefore it is an argument that a man is wicked if he keep company with the wicked.” IfsMenSelfCompanyArgumentWickedCompanion Author:Pope Clement I
“An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear.” NeedsWellsHeartEnjoyInterestCompanyFairsTrue LoveWeatherCompanionAcquaintanceTrue FriendCaring For OthersPluckBest Interests At HeartGadfliesFair Weather Friend Author:E. A. Bucchianeri