Loyal Companions Quotes

Friends are much better tried in bad fortune than in good.

Some people standby you in your darkest hour while others walk away; only a select few march towards you and become even closer friends.

Who hath a Wolfe for his mate, needes a Dog for his man.

Dogs are easier to love than people; they're certainly more dependable. Once they love you, that's it. A true friend in life is a dog.

If your house burns down, rescue the dogs. At least they'll be faithful to you.

I am conquered less by fortune than by the egotism and ingratitude of my companions in arms.

To me, the Sherlock Holmes stories are about a great friendship. Without Watson, Holmes might well have burnt out on cocaine long ago. I hope the series shows how important friendship is.

Dogs are fantasies that don't disappoint.

Highlanders make the truest friends-if only because they make the worst enemies.

But it does not seem that I can trust anyone,' said Frodo. Sam looked at him unhappily. 'It all depends on what you want,' put in Merry. 'You can trust us to stick with you through thick and thin--to the bitter end. And you can trust us to keep any secret of yours--closer than you keep it yourself. But you cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone, and go off without a word. We are your friends, Frodo.

Be not the fourth friend of him who had three before and lost them.

Friends such as we desire are dreams and fables, yet we never quite give up the hope of finding them.

Prosperity provideth, but adversity proveth friends.

Wise men have but few confidants, and cunning ones none.

Cats, so strong and gentle, the pride of the household.

We are never less alone than when we are in the society of a single, faithful friend; never less deserted than when we are carried in tne arms of the All-Powerful.

Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Like friends, too, we should return to them again and again for, like true friends, they will never fail us - never cease to instruct - never cloy.

When I say "dogs", I'm talking about dogs, which are large, bounding, salivating animals, usually with bad breath. I am not talking about those little squeaky things you can hold on your lap and carry around. Zoologically speaking, these are not dogs at all; they are members of the pillow family.

Once [a cat] has given its love, what absolute confidence, what fidelity of affection!

Every world has dogs or their equivalent, creatures that thrive on companionship, creatures that are of a high order of intelligence although not the highest and that therefore is simple enough in their wants and needs to remain innocent. The combination of their innocence and their intelligence allows them to serve as a bridge bewtween what is transient and what is eternal, between the finate and the infinate.

Women are great. When they dig you, there's nothing they won't do. That kind of loyalty is hard to find - unless you've got a good dog.

The nearest friends can go With anyone to death, comes so far short They might as well not try to go at all.

Dogs, bless them, operate on the premise that human beings are fragile and require incessant applications of affection and reassurance. The random lick of a hand and the furry chin draped over the instep are calculated to let the shaky owner know that a friend is nearby.

Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.

To me dogs are not the students, not the ones that need training. To me a dog is a teacher of life, who teaches us the principles of the most important moral values; honesty, integrity, loyalty, trust, respect and love.