People always joke that 'dog' spells 'god' backwards. They should consider that it might be the higher power coming down to see just how well they do, what kind of people they are. The animals are right here, right in front of us. And how we treat these companions is a test.
Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspirin and aches, or June and moon, or good people and noble ventures.
True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.
The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.
We know that we are often judged by the company we keep. We know how influential classmates, friends, and other peer groups can be. If any of our companions are prone to be unrighteous in their living, we are better off seeking new associations immediately.
I can't picture going to a beach, or anywhere on vacation, without a couple of books as companions.
As an only child, I may have been alone a lot, but I was never lonely. My invisible friends were my constant companions.
Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them to heaven.
I have had playmates, I have had companions; In my days of childhood, in my joyful school days - All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.
Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.