Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the intensest hatreds

Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the intensest hatreds

Intimacies between women often go backwards, beginning in revelations and ending in small talk without loss of esteem

Intimacies between women often go backwards, beginning in revelations and ending in small talk without loss of esteem

Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind to ugliness.

Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind to ugliness.

Familiarity breeds attempt

Familiarity breeds attempt

Familiarity breeds contempt; and children.

Familiarity breeds contempt; and children.

Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.

Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.

Familiarity breeds attempt.

Familiarity breeds attempt.

Familiarity breeds contempt. How accurate that is. The reason we hold truth in such respect is because we have so read more

Familiarity breeds contempt. How accurate that is. The reason we hold truth in such respect is because we have so little opportunity to get familiar with it.

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.