Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.
Charles Caleb Colton
We need two kinds of acquaintances, one to complain to, while to the others we boast.
Logan Pearsall Smith
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
Samuel Johnson
The mere process of growing old together will make the slightest acquaintance seem a bosom friend.
Logan Pearsall Smith
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
Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.
Rabindranath Tagore
An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship
Oscar Wilde
A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends.
Chinese Proverb
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. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.
Ambrose Bierce
The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline of our ignorance.
George Eliot
Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established
Confucius
After an acquaintance of ten minutes many women will exchange confidences that a man would not reveal to a lifelong friend
Page Smith