Tell me thy company, and I'll tell thee what thou art.

— Cervantes, Miguel De

For my own part, I would rather be in company with a dead man than with an absent one; for if the dead man gives me no pleasure, at least he shows me no contempt; whereas the absent one, silently indeed, but very plainly, tells me that he does not think me worth his attention.

— Chesterfield, Lord

We do not mind our not arriving anywhere nearly so much as our not having any company on the way.

— Colby, Frank Moore

Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine.

— Dickens, Charles

A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear, hath not such a contempt for roguery as you imagine.

— Gay, John

It contributes greatly towards a man's moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits of companionship with individuals unlike himself, who care little for his pursuits, and whose sphere and abilities he must go out of himself to appreciate.

— Hawthorne, Nathaniel

A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one -- they show one another off to the best advantage.

— Hazlitt, William

If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.

— La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

Man loves company, even if it is only that of a smoldering candle.

— Lichtenberg, Georg C.

If your company has a clean-desk policy, the company is nuts and you're nuts to stay there.

— Peters, Thomas J.

The ability to sign a check is the least reliable guide to a company's fitness.

— Plowright, David

You can't operate a company by fear, because the way to eliminate fear is to avoid criticism. And the way to avoid criticism is to do nothing.

— Ross, Steve

Company, villainous company, hath been the spoil of me.

— Shakespeare, William

We've got a lemon factory and we're turning out 80-85 percent lemons.

— Shanker, Albert

There is a fellowship more quiet even than solitude, and which, rightly understood, is solitude made perfect.

— Stevenson, Robert Louis

You could read Kant by yourself, if you wanted; but you must share a joke with some one else.

— Stevenson, Robert Louis

I have a great deal of company in my house; especially in the morning, when nobody calls.

— Thoreau, Henry David

More company increases happiness, but does not lighten or diminish misery.

— Traherne, Thomas

People are know by the company they keep. Companies are known by the people they keep.

— Unknown, Source