A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. A degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich and famous.
Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary
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Acquaintance
Sunday, June 11th, 2006A is for Abdomen
Sunday, June 11th, 2006The temple of the god Stomach, in whose worship, with sacrificial rights, all true men engage.
A. Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary.
Ambrose Bierce
Sunday, June 11th, 2006I will be sticking in some good Ambrose Bierce quotes now and then on the blog. You can read about Bierce here.