You can get assent to almost any proposition so long as you are not going to do anything about it.

You can get assent to almost any proposition so long as you are not going to do anything about it.

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.

I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.

I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.

Make fair agreements and stick to them

Make fair agreements and stick to them

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary.

When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary.

Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.

Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.

My people and I have come to an agreement which satisfied us both. They are to say what they please, read more

My people and I have come to an agreement which satisfied us both. They are to say what they please, and I am to do what I please.

One can be very happy without demanding that others agree with them.

One can be very happy without demanding that others agree with them.