“Setting aside the vast herd which shows no definable character at all, it seems to me that the minority distinguished by what is commonly regarded as an excess of sin is very much more admirable than the minority distinguished by an excess of virtue. My experience of the world has taught me that the average wine-bibbler is a far better fellow than the average prohibitionist, and that the average rogue is better company than the average poor drudge, and that the worst white-slave trader of my acquaintance is a decenter man than the best vice crusader.” MenWorldCharacterShowsSeemsSinWhitePoorCompanyVirtueWorstTaughtFellowsWineSlaveAverageVicesSettingSettingsMinoritiesExcessAcquaintanceDistinguishedHerdsAdmirableRoguesTraders Author:H. L. Mencken
“An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear.” NeedsWellsHeartEnjoyInterestCompanyFairsTrue LoveWeatherCompanionAcquaintanceTrue FriendCaring For OthersPluckBest Interests At HeartGadfliesFair Weather Friend Author:E. A. Bucchianeri
“Women age more in company because they have more relationships. Men have buddies. They have acquaintances, they have comrades. Friends as women have, the friends that of the soul that you share everything, that you witness each other's lives, that you talk their, your, heart out, that you cry with, that you ask money when you need, that.” MenNeedsHeartSoulAgeAsksCompanyShareCryWitnessAcquaintanceBuddyComrade Author:Isabel Allende