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It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.
It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.
An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage.
An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage.
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.]
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.
Two i's company, three i's trumpery.
Two i's company, three i's trumpery.
[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.]
No possession is gratifying without a companion.
[Lat., Nullius boni sine sociis jucunda possessio est.]
No possession is gratifying without a companion.
[Lat., Nullius boni sine sociis jucunda possessio est.]
We are in the same boat.
We are in the same boat.
Better your room than your company.
Better your room than your company.