Acquaintance Quotes

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance. Rabindranath Tagore
Friendship Depend Does Length Acquaintance Depth
A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends. George Washington
Man Words World Every Slender Criterion Must Attachment True Friends Acquaintance Convince Actions Every Man
It is natural for a young fellow to like the acquaintance of females and customary for him to keep them company when occasion serves. Some one of them is more agreeable to him than the rest; there is something, he knows not what, pleases him, he knows not how, in her company. This I take to be what is called love with the greatest part of us. Robert Burns
Love Natural Rest Young Pleases Some Something More Take He Part Like Fellow Occasion Him Knows Greatest How Females Than Acquaintance Them Us Agreeable Company Keep Serve Her
Probability is expectation founded upon partial knowledge. A perfect acquaintance with all the circumstances affecting the occurrence of an event would change expectation into certainty, and leave nether room nor demand for a theory of probabilities. George Boole
Knowledge Change Expectation Circumstances Would Perfect Partial Demand Occurrence Leave Nor Affecting Probabilities Probability Acquaintance Room Certainty Theory Event Founded
Acquaintance. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. Ambrose Bierce
Enough Borrow Know Well Well Enough Person Lend Acquaintance Whom
A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man. E. W. Howe
Man Woman More Never Than Forgive Acquaintance Should Who
The most accomplished way of using books is to serve them as some people do lords; learn their titles and then brag of their acquaintance. Laurence Sterne
People Some People Books Way Some Most Learn Lords Brag Accomplished Titles Acquaintance Them Then Using Serve
My views of the missionary object are, indeed, different from what they were when I was first set on fire by Buchanan's 'Star in the East' six years ago. But it does not always happen that a closer acquaintance with an object diminishes our attachment and preference. Adoniram Judson
Fire First Our Indeed Diminishes East Object Attachment Missionary Does Always Were Years Years Ago Closer Six Different Happen Acquaintance Preference Views Star Set
Meanwhile, my residence within the Federal lines, and my acquaintance with so many of the officers, the origin of which I have already mentioned, enabled me to gain much important information as to the position and designs of the enemy. Belle Boyd
Me Enemy Important Mentioned Federal Within Lines Officers Information Gain Which Acquaintance Much Meanwhile Many Origin Residence Designs Position
A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the promotion of a study and of duties of all others engrossing the time most completely, and which is less benefited than most others by any acquaintance with science. Charles Babbage
Time Science Others Promotion Study Powerful Most Attraction Exists Than Any Duties Which Acquaintance Less Therefore
Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance. Charles Caleb Colton
Wisdom Genius Inseparable Moderation Acquaintance Companion Even
U.S. soldiers, with whom I now have more than a passing acquaintance, joke that they track my movements in order to know where they will be deployed next. Christiane Amanpour
Will Joke Soldiers More Know Track Passing Than Movements Where Order Deployed Acquaintance Next Whom Now
The mere process of growing old together will make the slightest acquaintance seem a bosom friend. Ed Koch
Together Old Will Slightest Seem Bosom Mere Make Friend Process Acquaintance Growing Growing Old
There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way in which we may strive to promote the peace of the world. Elihu Root
Good Nature Peace World Better Men Human Nature Other Way Strive Promote Points Like Another Another Way May Human Which Acquaintance Much Each Grow
Augmenting your appearance so drastically that it elicits a reaction from literally every acquaintance you greet is a sea change. Emily Weiss
You Change Every Drastically Reaction Greet Literally Acquaintance Your Sea Sea Change Appearance
It is always a delicate matter, when a friend or acquaintance becomes president. Gore Vidal
Matter President Delicate Becomes Always Friend Acquaintance
There we were, hundreds of us lined up, waving at the great man as he tipped his hat to us. And that is the extent of my acquaintance with Albert Einstein. Gregory Peck
Great Man Waving Hundreds Hat Great Man He Were His Lined Up Einstein Acquaintance Us Albert Extent Albert Einstein
In such a case secrecy must be absolute to be effective, and although mere vague curiosity induced many persons of my intimate acquaintance to ask to be allowed to just go in and have a peep, I never admitted anyone. Henry Bessemer
Secrecy Intimate Must Admitted Case Absolute Never Allowed Mere Induced Although Go Effective Curiosity Just Anyone Acquaintance Persons Ask Many Vague
Unlike many other places, Hilo is more fascinating on closer acquaintance - so fascinating that it is hard to write about it in plain prose. Isabella Bird
Other Unlike About More Write Prose Closer Places Acquaintance Plain Hard Many Fascinating
I wouldn't say I'm a friend of David Byrne, but I guess I'm an acquaintance. I'm obviously an admirer, and we've met, but we don't call and chat about 'Breaking Bad' or anything. James Murphy
Met Byrne Guess Say Bad Admirer About David Chat Obviously Call Friend Anything Breaking Breaking Bad Acquaintance
In Berlin I especially enjoyed the orchestral concerts, and I attended a large number of them. I formed the acquaintance of a good many musicians, several of whom spoke of my playing in high terms. James Weldon Johnson
Good Musicians Several Berlin High Attended Spoke Terms Concerts Orchestral Formed Acquaintance Them Large Many Large Number Whom Enjoyed Playing Number
There's sort of an open offer to work with a guy in Los Angeles who does big band and orchestra arrangements who was at least an acquaintance to Les Baxter before he passed away. Jello Biafra
Work Big Before Band Angeles Guy Open He Sort Big Band Does Arrangements Passed Least Los Los Angeles Offer Orchestra Acquaintance Les Who Away
Nearly every season, I make the acquaintance of one or more new flowers. It takes years to exhaust the botanical treasures of any one considerable neighborhood, unless one makes a dead set at it, like an herbalist. John Burroughs
Every Considerable Unless Neighborhood More Takes New Like Dead Make Makes Exhaust Years Any Acquaintance Season Nearly Treasures Flowers Set
The first time you meet someone, they're a new acquaintance, the second time you have a bit of an understanding, and the third time you meet them, you're old hats. Kathryn Minshew
Time You Old First Understanding Meet Bit Hats Someone New First Time Acquaintance Them Second Third
The Mole had long wanted to make the I acquaintance of the Badger. He seemed, by all accounts, to be such an important personage and, though rarely visible, to make his unseen influence felt by everybody about the place. Kenneth Grahame
Long Important Everybody Visible Though Rarely About Seemed Unseen Had Badger He Make Felt His Accounts Personage Influence Wanted Place Acquaintance Mole
The nice thing about quotes is that they give us a nodding acquaintance with the originator which is often socially impressive. Kenneth Williams
Nice About Give Impressive Often Quotes Which Acquaintance Us Nice Thing Originator Thing Socially
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