He picked some unwise words. Saying, “I’ll enjoy killing you for my lord”, is just not the way to make my acquaintance. — Charlaine Harris Copy Share Image
The nice thing about quotes is that they give us a nodding acquaintance with the originator which is often socially impressive. — Kenneth Williams Copy Share Image
The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
People don't acknowledge loneliness in themselves, and don't appreciate its benefits, the reflection and attentiveness that come with it, the deepened acquaintance… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
He (King Philip) wanted as many Greeks as possible to take part in the festivities in honour of the gods, and so… — Diodorus Siculus Copy Share Image
It is expedient to have acquaintance with those who have looked into the world, who know men, understand business, and can give… — George Horne Copy Share Image
Those who are too idle to read, save for the purpose of amusement, may in these works acquire some acquaintance with history,… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
I am about courting a girl I have had but little acquaintance with. How shall I come to a knowledge of her… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
A sincere acquaintance with ourselves teaches us humility; and from humility springs that benevolence which compassionates the transgressors we condemn, and prevents… — Jane Porter Copy Share Image
Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio. Subsistence increases only in an arithmetical ratio. A slight acquaintance with numbers will shew… — Thomas Malthus Copy Share Image
Our internal life and external actions are steered by biological coctails to which we have neither immediate access nor direct acquaintance. — David Eagleman Copy Share Image
No one of Lincoln's old acquaintances in this city ever heard of his conversion to Christianity by Dr. Smith or anyone else.… — William Herndon Copy Share Image
There is an enormous thrust in our time to have a simple answer. And that simple answer is that all depends on… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Be able to cite three good qualities of every relative or acquaintance that you dislike. — Marilyn vos Savant Copy Share Image
When my hoe tinkled against the stones, that music echoed to the woods and the sky, and was an accompaniment to my… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
A man of my acquaintance once wrote a poem called "The Road Less Traveled", describing a journey he took through the woods… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is a fact which escapes no one, that, generally speaking, whoso is acquainted with his worth has but a little stock… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
She left me then, surrounded by my extravagantly simple finery and I sat for a long time, uncomfortable both with the person… — Deanna Raybourn Copy Share Image
For I do not exist: there exist but the thousands of mirrors that reflect me. With every acquaintance I make, the population… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
I draw from life - but I always pulp my acquaintance before serving them up. You would never recognize a pig in… — Frances Trollope Copy Share Image
Feelings, too, are facts. Emotion is a fact. Human experience is a fact. It is often possible to gain more real insight… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
He had two lives: one, open, seen and known by all who cared to know, full of relative truth and of relative… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
It is upsetting to many parents that their teen-agers introduce them to their friends as encyclopedia salesmen who are just passing through… — Erma Bombeck Copy Share Image
