Acquaintance Quote by Ambrose Bierce

Acquaintance is a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor and obscure, and intimate when he is rich and famous.

— Ambrose Bierce

“acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.”

— Ambrose Bierce

Friend - a person known well to another and regarded with liking, affection and loyalty.

— Anonymous

The difference between a friend and an acquaintance is that a friend helps; an acquaintance merely advises.

— Bob Edwards

The dividing line [between friends and acquaintances] is communication, I think. A friend is someone to whom you can say any jackass thing that…

— John D. MacDonald

To friend a person means opening the door to communication and information about who you are,where you go,and what you do.

— Mariane Corbito

There is a wide difference between general acquaintance and companionship. You may salute a man and exchange compliments with him daily, yet know nothing…

— William Matthews

“An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and…

— Anonymous

Somewhere between a friend and acquaintance—a frequaintance, as it were.

— Rachel Cohn

There are friends and there are acquaintances. Friends are the people you can depend on, there for you, that you can count on no…

— Anonymous

“I had a dream about you last night... and found out that friends are a label we love to use, but usually it's just…

— Marshall Ramsay

Friendship is a calm and sedate affection, conducted by reason and cemented by habit; springing from long acquaintance and mutual obligations, without jealousies or…

— David Hume