Who said “Man loves company — even if it is only that of a small burning candle.”?

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“Ideas too are a life and a world.”

“Virtue by premeditation isn't worth much.”

“First we have to believe, and then we believe.”

“Man is to be found in reason, God in the passions.”

“Erudition can produce foliage without bearing fruit.”

“Once we know our weaknesses they cease to do us any harm.”