Quotes about Companionship

Friendship is the instrument by which God reveals to each of us the beauties of others.

Nothing perhaps affects man's character more than the company he keeps.

No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence.

Friendship improves happiness and abates misery by doubling our joy and dividing our grief.

As we seek Christ, as we find Him, as we follow Him, we shall have the Christmas spirit, not for one fleeting day each year, but as a companion always.

In our old age my beloved companion said to me quietly one evening, "You have always given me wings to fly, and I have loved you for it.

He understood how to sit down and hold his peace for long hours beside the man who had lost the wife of his love

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair.

O You Whom I Often and Silently Come O you whom I often and silently come where you are that I may be with you, As I walk by your side or sit near, or remain in the same room with you, Little you know the subtle electric fire that for your sake is playing within me.

You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials.

God might have given Adam another man to be his friend, to walk and talk and argue with if that was his pleasure. But Adam needed more than the companionship of the animals or the friendship of a man. He needed a helper, specially designed and prepared to fill that role. It was a woman God gave him, a woman, "meet," fit, suitable, entirely appropriate for him, made of his very bones and flesh.

The man who lives in a small community lives in a much larger world…. The reason is obvious. In a large community we can choose our companions. In a small community our companions are chosen for us.