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Wagon Quotes

Quotes on movement, habit, and companionship.

These wagon quotes travel from childhood memories of station wagons before the school bus existed to feeling like a race horse yoked to a heavy freight load, all variations on Movement under strain.

Or in the early days we didn't have the bus, we had a station wagon.

Quotes by Mel Tillis

A merry companion is as good as a wagon.

Quotes by John Lyly

I'm like a race horse attached to a freight wagon.

Quotes by Jamie Hyneman

I've gone on the wagon, but my body doesn't believe it.

Quotes by Irwin Shaw

Emotion Quotes

My first car was a '56 Ford station wagon - cost 100 bucks.

Quotes by Cheech Marin

Frequently Asked Questions

What different meanings of wagon show up here?
The word covers literal station wagons from childhood, a horse pulling a heavy freight load, and the idiom of falling off or staying on the wagon.
What does the freight wagon comparison describe?
It compares feeling like a race horse harnessed to something far heavier than it should have to pull, a metaphor for being weighed down.
Is sobriety discussed in these wagon quotes?
Yes, one line describes being on the wagon while admitting the body still resists the change.
What's the simplest quote in this set about?
It compares a good companion to a wagon, suggesting steady company is as valuable as a dependable ride, tying into Simplicity quotes.
Do any quotes mention transportation history?
Yes, one recalls a time before buses when a station wagon handled the job instead.

Others reach for the idiom directly, describing the struggle of staying on the wagon even when the body resists it. A simpler line calls a good companion as valuable as a wagon itself, a nod to Simplicity that also touches on Identity.