(94 quotes found)
“The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline of our ignorance.”
George Eliot
“An acquaintance of my husband with a long criminal record and a record of mental illness walked into a pawnshop, ... It took him about five minutes to purchase a shotgun. He handed it to Kurt on April 6, and on April 7 he was found dead. That's how easy it is.”
Courtney Love
“Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.”
Bible
“I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give me an opportunity once in a year to speak the truth.”
Henry David Thoreau
“I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child, well nursed, is at a year old, a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee, or a ragout.”
Jonathan Swift
“I am well acquainted with your manner of wrenching the true cause the false way.”
William Shakespeare
“An unlearned carpenter of my acquaintance once said in my hearing: 'There is very little difference between one man and another, but what there is is very important”
William James
“You see, a person of my acquaintance used to divide people into three categories: those who would prefer to have nothing to hide than have to lie, those who would rather lie than have nothing to hide, and finally those who love both lies and secrets.”
Albert Camus
“Far and near friends knew this house; for he whose home it was had much acquaintance in the world”
Homer
“My time was free during the week between the two concerts [in 1895]. I met this eccentric genius whose acquaintance I kept although I saw him only seldom.”
Harold Bauer
