#acquaintance

Trouble is a sieve through which we sift our acquaintances. Those too big to pass through are our friends. ↗

— Arlene Francis

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I don't have friends, I have thousands of acquaintances. No friends. I figured I had a wife and children. ↗

— Charles Bronson

#children #figured #friends #had #i

The Crows are very handsome and gentlemanly Indians in their personal appearance: and have been always reputed, since the first acquaintance made with them, very civil and friendly. ↗

— George Catlin

#always #appearance #been #civil #crows

Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

#companion #even #genius #inseparable #moderation

To me, being popular means I've got more friends. You've got to watch who your friends are, if you want to get close to them, but I've got a lot of acquaintances. And then, you've got to be real careful who your friends are, because you never know why they're your friend. ↗

— Reba McEntire

#be real #because #being #careful #close

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

#another #another way #better #each #good

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#advances #alone #constant #does #find

We need two kinds of acquaintances, one to complain to, while to the others we boast. ↗

— Logan P. Smith

#acquaintances #boast #complain #kinds #need

The mere process of growing old together will make our slightest acquaintances seem like bosom friends. ↗

— Logan Pearsall Smith

#bosom #friends #growing #growing old #like

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

#acquaintance #books #brag #learn #lords