#quaint

Today, with a recording, he can hear the thing enough times until he really gets acquainted with the language, and then he can begin to make an estimate of the intrinsic, aesthetic value of that piece of music. ↗

— Leo Ornstein

#aesthetic #begin #enough #estimate #gets

Harmony is an obscure and difficult musical science, but most difficult to those who are not acquainted with the Greek language; because it is necessary to use many Greek words to which there are none corresponding in Latin. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

#because #corresponding #difficult #greek #harmony

Medieval justice was a quaint thing. ↗

— Frederick Pollock

#medieval #quaint #thing

Few scientists acquainted with the chemistry of biological systems at the molecular level can avoid being inspired. ↗

— Donald Cram

#avoid #being #biological #chemistry #few

Through my music teaching and my not absolutely irregular attendance at church, I became acquainted with the best class of colored people in Jacksonville. ↗

— James Weldon Johnson

#acquainted #attendance #became #best #church

Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#adversity #becomes #been #considered #easily

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

#advances #alone #constant #does #find

I see the friends I made over the years who have become family today, people I became acquainted with who have achieved so much in their lives. They taught me something with each meeting. ↗

— Akshay Kumar

#acquainted #became #become #each #family

To see and be acquainted with strangers, in especial with men in honour and authority. ↗

— Thomas Cavendish

#authority #honour #men #see #strangers

The nice thing about quotes is that they give us a nodding acquaintance with the originator which is often socially impressive. ↗

— Kenneth Williams

#acquaintance #give #impressive #nice #nodding