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"Acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to."
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"In such a case secrecy must be absolute to be effective, and although mere vague curiosity induced many persons of my intimate acquaintance to ask to be allowed to just go in and have a peep, I never admitted anyone."
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"The nice thing about quotes is that they give us a nodding acquaintance with the originator which is often socially impressive."
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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."
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"There we were, hundreds of us lined up, waving at the great man as he tipped his hat to us. And that is the extent of my acquaintance with Albert Einstein."
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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."
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"Acquaintance lessens fame."
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"Acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to."
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"A number of girls of my acquaintance went to school to the nuns of the Congregational Nunnery, or Sisters of Charity, as they are sometimes called."
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"Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her."
Happiness
"Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills."
Body
"What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that the democrats would ruin the country."
Nation
"Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope."
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"Life - a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay."
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"Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead."
Friendship
"Experience - the wisdom that enables us to recognise in an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already embraced."
Wisdom
"Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead."
Power
"To be positive is to be mistaken at the top of one's voice."
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"Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice."
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