“If books are not good company, where shall I find it?”

“Where is the road to Arcady,
Where is the path that leads to peace,
Where shall I find the bliss to be,
Where shall the weary wanderings cease?
These are the questions that come to me -
Where is the road to Arcady?”

“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.”

“Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can”

“Farewell until eternity, where you and I shall not find ourselves together.”

“I don't know where we should take this company, but I do know that if I start with the right people, ask them the right questions, and engage them in vigorous debate, we will find a way to make this company great.”

“As we expand our knowledge of good books, we shrink the circle of men whose company we appreciate.”

“My idea of good company… is the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.'
'You are mistaken,' said he gently, 'that is not good company, that is the best.”

“I often find myself in situations where it seems to me like everyone else has read the instruction book”

“May I never sit on a tribunal where my friends shall not find more favor from me than strangers.”