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It is the quality rather than the quantity that matters.
It is the quality rather than the quantity that matters.
Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten.
Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten.
Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure read more
Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship.
I'm a compromiser and a maneuverer. I try to get "something." That's the way our system works.
I'm a compromiser and a maneuverer. I try to get "something." That's the way our system works.
Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another--too often ending in the read 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.
Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men read more
The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.
Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.
Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.
