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| A boon companion halves the longest way. Bulwer. | 1 |
| A man knows his companion in a long journey or a little inn. | 2 |
| A man would not be alone even in paradise. | 3 |
| A good companion makes a heaven out of hell. German. | 4 |
| A good companion makes good company. Spanish. | 5 |
| An agreeable companion on the road is as good as a coach. | 6 |
| Bad companions quickly corrupt the good. German. | 7 |
| “Bad company,” said the thief as he went to the gallows between the hangman and a monk. | 8 |
| Better alone than in bad company. | 9 |
| Better to be beaten than to be in bad company. | 10 |
| Birds of a feather flock together. | 11 |
| Company in distress makes trouble less. French. | 12 |
| Company in misery makes it light. | 13 |
| For a good companion good company. Spanish. | 14 |
| For want of company welcome trumpery. | 15 |
| Go not to hell for company. | 16 |
| Good company makes short miles. Dutch. | 17 |
| He keeps his road well enough who gets rid of bad company. | 18 |
| He that lies down with dogs will get up with fleas. French, Italian, Spanish, Danish. | 19 |
| He that walketh with the virtuous is one of them. | 20 |
| He who goes with wolves learns to howl. Spanish. | 21 |
| If you sit down with a lame man you will learn to halt. Modern Greek. | 22 |
| If you sit with one who squints, before evening you will become cat-eyed. Modern Greek. | 23 |
| Ill company is like a dog who dirts those most whom he loves best. Swift. | 24 |
| Keep good company and you shall be of the number. Portuguese. | 25 |
| Keep company with good men and good men you’ll imitate. Chinese. | 26 |
| Keep company with good men and good men you’ll learn to be. Chinese. | 27 |
| Kend fowks nae company. | 28 |
| Let men take heed of their company. Shakespeare. | 29 |
| Never be with a bad man. Chinese. | 30 |
| No road is long with good company. Turkish. | 31 |
| One takes the color of one’s company. Literal: Near vermillion one gets stained pink, near ink one gets stained black. Chinese. | 32 |
| One takes the odor of one’s company. Literal: Near putrid fish you’ll stink, near the epidendrum you’ll be fragrant. Chinese. | 33 |
| One rotten apple in the basket infects the rest. Dutch. | 34 |
| Pleasant company alone makes this life tolerable. Spanish. | 35 |
| Present company is always excepted. | 36 |
| Show me your company and I’ll tell thee what thou art. Don Quixote. | 37 |
| Tell me the company you keep and I’ll tell you what you are. French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch. | 38 |
| Tell me with whom you go and I’ll tell you your value. Modern Greek. | 39 |
| Tell me with whom thou goest, and I’ll tell thee what thou doest. | 40 |
| The best company must part as King Dagobert said to his hounds. French. | 41 |
| The company keeper has almost as many snares as companions. | 42 |
| The later the evening the fairer the company. | 43 |
| The rotten apple spoils its companions. Spanish. | 44 |
| The third person makes good company. Dutch. | 45 |
| We should only associate with our equals. La Fontaine. | 46 |
| When you are in vicious company you are among your enemies. | 47 |
| Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl. | 48 |
| Wicked companions invite us to hell. Fielding. | 49 |
| With the good we become good. Dutch. | 50 |
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| You may know him by the company he keeps. | 51 |
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