Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years. Richard Bach
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. Samuel Johnson
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. Honoré de Balzac
I was gravely warned by some of my female acquaintances that no woman could expect to be regarded as a lady after she had written a book. Lydia Maria Child
A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends. Chinese Proverb
A poor man has few acquaintances. Danish Proverb