Quotes about Acquaintances
I now know all the people worth knowing in America and I find no intellect comparable to my own.
— Margaret Fuller
In a multitude of acquaintances is less security, than in one faithful friend.
— Herman Melville
Have but few friends though many acquaintances.
— Anonymous
We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects.
— Oscar Wilde
The only happy people I know are people I don't know well.
— Dennis Prager
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 his friendship in a constant repair.
— Samuel Johnson
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
— George Washington
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
— Cicero
If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend.
— St. Augustine
the possessor of such great expectations,—farewell, monotonous acquaintances of my childhood, henceforth I was for London and greatness;
— Charles Dickens
When you are young and without success, you have only a few friends. Then, later on, when you are rich and famous, you still have a few... if you are lucky.
— Pablo Picasso