Acquaintance Quote by Claudius Download Open image “Acquaintance lessens fame.” — Claudius ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Acquaintance Fame
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 Copy Share Image
ACQUAINTANCE, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. A degree of friendship called… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.” — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I haven't got any friends from where I grew up, but that's not to do with fame. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
What is fame? The advantage of being known by people of whom you yourself know nothing, and for whom you care as little. — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
No one is more miserable than the person who wills everything and can do nothing. — Claudius Copy Share Image
“Say not always what you know, but always know what you say." - Claudius” — Claudius Copy Share Image
Distrust all those who love you extremely upon a very slight acquaintance and without any visible reason. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Be much alone with God, and take time to get thoroughly acquainted. Converse over everything with Him. Unburden yourself wholly -every thought, feeling, wish,… — Horatius Bonar Copy Share Image
The study of history and philosophy, accompanied by some acquaintance with art and literature, should be for lawyers and engineers as well as for… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
The love of new acquaintance comes not so much from being weary of what we had before, or from any satisfaction there is in… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
One frequently only finds out how really beautiful a women is, until after considerable acquaintance with her. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
In addition to my other numerous acquaintances, I have one more intimate confidant… My depression is the most faithful mistress I have known —… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
God is a spirit. Jesus was led up of the Spirit to be tempted of the Devil; and it is also true that spirits… — Charles Bradlaugh Copy Share Image
[On an anarchist acquaintance:] Everything in appearance the most alarmist aunt could wish. — Sylvia Townsend Warner Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as educational value in the abstract. The notion that some subjects and methods and that acquaintance with certain facts… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
[Books] will visit you at your convenience, whether you are lonesome or not, on rainy days or fair. They propose themselves as either transient… — Clifton Fadiman Copy Share Image
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