The wisest man I have ever known once said to me: “Nine out of every ten people improve on acquaintance,” and I have found his words true.
–Frank Swinnerton
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to min’?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o’ lang syne?
–Robert Burns
If a man is worth knowing at all, he is worth knowing well.
–Alexander Smith
Acquaintance, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.
–Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary
A wise man knows everything; a shrewd one, everybody.
–Author unidentified
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