« All Acquaintances Quotes · Samuel Johnson's Page
Acquaintances Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- We may have many acquaintances, but we can have but few friends; this made Aristotle say that he that hath many friends hath none.
- How many may a man of diffusive conversation count among his acquaintances, whose lives have been signalized by numberless escapes; who never cross the river…
- I love the acquaintance of young people; because, in the first place, I do not like to think myself growing old. In the next place,…
- 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…
More Acquaintances Quotes
- The life of a man who deliberately runs through his fortune often becomes a business speculation; his friends, his pleasures, patrons, and… — Honore de Balzac
- Almost all my middle-aged and elderly acquaintances, including me, feel about 25, unless we haven't had our coffee, in which case we… — Martha Beck
- Farewell all relations and friends in Christ; farewell acquaintances and all earthly enjoyments; farewell reading and preaching, praying and believing, wanderings, reproaches,… — Donald Cargill
- Trouble is a sieve through which we sift our acquaintances. Those too big to pass through are our friends. — Arlene Francis
- It occurs to me that with all the television people watch, most of their acquaintances are actors. — Arthur Miller
- We all like to think the world ends when we do. The truth is our acquaintances, our friends, and our loved ones… — Tonya Hurley
- At least, not in this country,' she added after a moment's thought. 'In China it's a little different. Once I saw a… — Astrid Lindgren
- When we were only acquaintances, you let me be myself, but now you're always protecting me... I won't be protected. I will… — E. M. Forster