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My views of the missionary object are, indeed, different from what they were when I was first set on fire by Buchanan's 'Star in the East' six years ago. But it does not always happen that a closer acquaintance with an object diminishes our attachment and preference.

~Adoniram Judson

Topics: Acquaintance Always Attachment Closer Different Diminishes Does East Fire First Happen Indeed Missionary Object Our Preference Set Six Star Views Were Years Years Ago

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I am said to be difficult of acquaintance, unwilling to meet any one half way, and showing a social manner which is easy, not diffident, but formal and unresponsive, tending constantly to hold people off.

~Albert J. Nock

Topics: Acquaintance Am Any Constantly Difficult Easy Formal Half Hold Manner Meet Off One Half People Said Showing Social Tending Unwilling Way Which I Am

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Wilde is an invaluable acquaintance. Often, in situations where I am required to appear witty, I simply steal large chunks from his works and attempt to pass them off as my own with minor modifications.

~Alexandra Petri

Topics: Acquaintance Am Appear Attempt Chunks His Invaluable Large Minor My Own Off Often Own Pass Required Simply Situations Steal Them Where Wilde Witty Works I Am

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Experience - the wisdom that enables us to recognise in an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already embraced.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Acquaintance Embraced Enables Experience Folly Old Recognise Undesirable Us Wisdom

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Acquaintance. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Acquaintance Borrow Enough Know Lend Person Well Well Enough Whom

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The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Acquaintance History Most Nations Powerful Republics Shows Slightest

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O thou Sun, send me as far over the earth as is my pleasure and thine, and may I make the acquaintance of good men, but never hear anything of bad ones, nor they of me.

~Apollonius Of Tyana

Topics: Acquaintance Anything Bad Bad Ones Earth Far Good Good Men Hear Make May Me Men Never Nor Over Pleasure Send Sun Thine Thou

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Meanwhile, my residence within the Federal lines, and my acquaintance with so many of the officers, the origin of which I have already mentioned, enabled me to gain much important information as to the position and designs of the enemy.

~Belle Boyd

Topics: Acquaintance Designs Enemy Federal Gain Important Information Lines Many Me Meanwhile Mentioned Much Officers Origin Position Residence Which Within

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A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the promotion of a study and of duties of all others engrossing the time most completely, and which is less benefited than most others by any acquaintance with science.

~Charles Babbage

Topics: Acquaintance Any Attraction Duties Exists Less Most Others Powerful Promotion Science Study Than Therefore Time Which

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Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.

~Charles Caleb Colton

Topics: Acquaintance Companion Even Genius Inseparable Moderation Wisdom

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