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“Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.”

Friendship Advice Casts Companion Shade Real Friends

Author:Baltasar Gracian

“It is part of the business of life to be affable and pleasing to those whom either nature, chance or circumstance has made our companions.”

Made Friendship Chance Circumstances Companion Affable

Author:Thomas More

“He who loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, or an effectual comforter.”

Want Book Faith Friendship Faithful Companion Cheerful Comforter Faithful Friends Counsellors

Book:The Theological Works

Source: The Theological Works

“Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.”

Friendship Journey Friends Ought Aids Companion Happy Life Persevere Wise Man Once Said Life Journey Many Friends Greek Philosopher Inspirational Friendship Happier Life

Author:Pythagoras

“Writing a long and substantial book is like having a friend and companion at your side, to whom you can always turn for comfort and amusement, and whose society becomes more attractive as a new and widening field of interest is lighted in the mind.”

Writing Mind Long Book Turns Sides Interest Friendship Fields Comfort Attractive Companion Leisure Amusement Your Side

Book:The Second World War: The Gathering storm

Source: The Second World War: The Gathering storm

“Our friends should be companions who inspire us, who help us rise to our best.”

Life Inspirational Should Helping Friendship Inspire Friends Companion Companionship Helping Hand Helpers Inspirational Friendship Helpfulness Scrapbooking

Author:Joseph B. Wirthlin

“Friendship arises out of mere Companionship when two or more of the companions discover that they have in common some insight or interest or even taste which the others do not share and which, till that moment, each believed to be his own unique treasure (or burden).”

Two Moments Interest Friendship Common Share Taste Unique Mere Burden Insight Treasure Arise Companion That Moment Companionship

Book:The Four Loves

Source: The Four Loves

“A companion loves some agreeable qualities which a man may possess, but a friend loves the man himself.”

Men Love May Real Friendship Quality He Man Companion Real Friends Friendship Day Friend Love Happy Friendship Qualities Of A Friend

Author:James Boswell

“Friendship was given by nature to be an assistant to virtue, not a companion in vice.”

Inspirational Given Friendship Virtue Friends Vices Companion Assistants

Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Dogs don't know about beginnings, and they don't speculate on matters that occurred before their time. Dogs also don't know - or at least don't accept - the concept of death. With no concept of beginnings or endings dogs probably don't know that for people having a dog as a life companion provides a streak of light between two eternities of darkness.”

People Knows Two Matter Light Friendship Animal Accepting Darkness Dog Concepts Eternity Companion Streaks

Author:Stanley Coren

“Make no man your friend before inquiring how he has used his former friends; for you must expect him to treat you as he has treated them. Be slow to give your friendship, but when you have given it, strive to make it lasting; for it is as reprehensible to make many changes in one's associates as to have no friends at all. Neither test your friends to your own injury nor be willing to forego a test of your companions.”

Men Giving Used Given Friendship Willing Tests Treats Strive Treated Former Injury Companion Lasting Associates No Friends Inquiring Former Friends

Author:Isocrates