Acquaintance, n.:
A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well
enough to lend to.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well
enough to lend to.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Related:
- Acquaintance, n.:
A person whom we know well enough to borrow from,
but not well enough to lend to. -- Ambrose Bierce... - ACQUAINTANCE, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from,
but not well enough to lend to. A degree of friendship... - Acquaintance, n:
A person whom we know well enough to borrow from but not well
enough to lend to.
A degree of friendship called slight when the object... - PHYSICIAN, n. One upon whom we set our hopes when ill and our dogs
when well.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - Once, adv.:
Enough.
-- Ambrose Bierce,
"The Devil's... - ADVICE, n. The smallest current coin.
"The man was in such deep distress,"
Said Tom,
"that I could do no less Than give him good advice... - PREDESTINATION, n. The doctrine that all things occur according to
programme.
This doctrine should not be confused with that of foreordination...
