Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.
We Hoosiers hold to some quaint notions. Some might say we 'cling' to them though not out of fear or ignorance. We believe in paying our bills. We have kept our state in the black throughout the recent unpleasantness while cutting rather than raising taxes by practicing an old tribal ritual - we spend less money than we take in.
It is extraordinary that when you are acquainted with a whole family you can forget about them.
One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.
Experience - the wisdom that enables us to recognise in an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already embraced.
The life of a man who deliberately runs through his fortune often becomes a business speculation his friends his pleasures patrons and acquaintances are his capital.
It is a matter of public shame that while we have now commemorated our hundredth anniversary not one in every ten children attending Public schools throughout the colonies is acquainted with a single historical fact about Australia.
When the traveler goes alone he gets acquainted with himself.
If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life he will soon find himself left alone. A man sir should keep his friendship in a constant repair.
The American Indian was an individualist in religion as in war. He had neither a national army nor an organized church.