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An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage.
An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage.
Joy is a partnership,
Grief weeps alone,
Many guests had Cana;
Gethsemane but one.
Joy is a partnership,
Grief weeps alone,
Many guests had Cana;
Gethsemane but one.
It is a comfort to the unfortunate to have companions in woe.
[Lat., Solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris.]
It is a comfort to the unfortunate to have companions in woe.
[Lat., Solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris.]
We are in the same boat.
We are in the same boat.
[Epicurus] says that you should rather have regard to the company
with whom you eat and drink, than to read more
[Epicurus] says that you should rather have regard to the company
with whom you eat and drink, than to what you eat and drink.
[Ante, inquit, cicumspiciendum est, cum quibos edas et bibas,
quam quid edas et bibas.]
Ah, savage company; but in the church
With saints, and in the taverns with the gluttons.
Ah, savage company; but in the church
With saints, and in the taverns with the gluttons.
It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.
It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.
Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among
foxes.
Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among
foxes.
Two i's company, three i's trumpery.
Two i's company, three i's trumpery.
