#companions

On even the worst days, when nothing was working at the lab, I knew that at home I would find warmth, peace, companionship, and encouragement. As a consequence, the next day would surely be better. ↗

— James Cronin

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Beauty and folly are old companions. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

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Never were two people more opposite in sentiment than my companions. ↗

— William Hamilton Maxwell

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Love moves in sync with the cadence of forgiveness, sings in tune with the melody of acceptance, and dances in rhythm with the music of companionship. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

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

— Pythagoras

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There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness, and their companionship in the saintly life need in no way occasion surprise. ↗

— William James

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Once [a cat] has given its love, what absolute confidence, what fidelity of affection! It will make itself the companion of your hours of work, of loneliness, or of sadness. It will lie the whole evening on your knee, purring and happy in your society, and leaving the company of creatures of its own society to be with you. ↗

— Théophile Gautier

#companionship #love

Yes, a deep lesson from the postage stamp. It attaches itself to a moveable material, the envelope and gets going. A good relationship keeps you going forward; a bad one keeps you static. Attach yourself to someone who is also going forward and you will also get there. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#attachment #believe #believe-and-achieve #companions #companionship

Books—they weren't ladders out of the abyss, but they were companions. ↗

— John Green

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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. ↗

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

#companionship #death #devotion #death