Compromise Quotes
(1 - 10 of 27)All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.
All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.
Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to more
Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to mean that half a loaf is better than a whole loaf.
An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile--hoping it will eat him last.
An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile--hoping it will eat him last.
People talk about the middle of the road as though it were unacceptable. Actually, all human problems, excepting morals, come more
People talk about the middle of the road as though it were unacceptable. Actually, all human problems, excepting morals, come into the gray areas. Things are not all black and white. There have to be compromises. The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.
If you are not very clever, you should be conciliatory.
If you are not very clever, you should be conciliatory.
Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another--too often ending in the more
Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another--too often ending in the loss of both.
Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.
Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.
Games are a compromise between intimacy and keeping intimacy away.
Games are a compromise between intimacy and keeping intimacy away.
The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.
The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.
It is the weak man who urges compromise--never the strong man.
It is the weak man who urges compromise--never the strong man.
