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When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much to spare him the effort of acknowledging me as to spare myself the embarrassment of seeing that he has not done so.

~Georg C. Lichtenberg

Topics: Acknowledging Acquaintance Back Done Effort Embarrassment Goes He Him Me Much Myself Often Seeing Spare Step Window

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Probability is expectation founded upon partial knowledge. A perfect acquaintance with all the circumstances affecting the occurrence of an event would change expectation into certainty, and leave nether room nor demand for a theory of probabilities.

~George Boole

Topics: Acquaintance Affecting Certainty Change Circumstances Demand Event Expectation Founded Knowledge Leave Nor Occurrence Partial Perfect Probability Room Theory Would

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The Crows are very handsome and gentlemanly Indians in their personal appearance: and have been always reputed, since the first acquaintance made with them, very civil and friendly.

~George Catlin

Topics: Acquaintance Always Appearance Been Civil Crows First Friendly Handsome Indians Made Personal Since Them Very

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The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline of our ignorance.

~George Eliot

Topics: Acquaintance Beginning Definite Get Ignorance Our Outline Persons Things Whether

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A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.

~George Washington

Topics: Acquaintance Actions Attachment Convince Criterion Every Every Man Friends Man Must Slender True Words World

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