Who said “Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances…”?

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Richard Bach. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceIllusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977)

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Bach, R. (n.d.). Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/18621-your-friends-will-know-you-better-in-the/

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Bach, Richard. “Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/18621-your-friends-will-know-you-better-in-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Bach, Richard. “Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/18621-your-friends-will-know-you-better-in-the/.

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