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The company you keep at death is, of all things, most dependent on chance.
Sep 10, 2025
Sister Virginia used to say, 'You'll be known by the company you keep.'
My mother taught me something at a young age - she said 'you are the company you keep.' To define yourself by some label or some level of resources - that's pretty shallow.
The principle difference between heaven and hell is the company you keep there.
... It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away. I want to know if you can be alone with yourself, and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.
When you lose your freedom, you lose, first and foremost, the opportunity to choose the company you keep.
Your enlightenment depends on the company you keep. You do not know the world until you know the men who have possessed it and tried its wares before you were ever given your brief run upon it.
If you have passion for what you do, the company you keep, the life you live, it will be reflected in whatever you create. Passion is like that; it springs out, jumps, unpredictable and unplanned, into everything we touch. If it doesn't, others know. Passion can't be faked and it can't be manufactured. Which is why it is so priceless.
Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep, for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as the latter.
You are who you are by virtue of the company you keep.
You are not responsible for what your friends do, but you will be judged by the company you keep.
A mirror reflects a man's face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.
I got a chance to work with Stallone and De Niro - pretty much sums it up for me. You can tell where you're going in your career by the company you keep.
Be as careful of the books you read as the company you keep.
I want to know if you can get up after a night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and be sweet to the ones you love. I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and truly like the company you keep in the empty moments of your life.
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
You got to be careful of the company you keep.
Beware of the company you keep. See that you associate with the right type of people.
Nail me to my car and I'll tell you who you are
Tell me how you read and I'll tell you who you are.
Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.
Tell me with whom you associate, and I will tell you who you are.
Tell me who your enemy is, and I will tell you who you are.
Tell me who you walk with, and I'll tell you who you are.
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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