Maxioms Pet

X
  •   15  /  19  

    All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.

Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  18  /  26  

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.

by Lyndon B. Johnson Found in: Compromise Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  16  /  30  

What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease.

What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease.

  ( comments )
  19  /  24  

Once you consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things back the way they are.

Once you consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things back the way they are.

by Howard Hughes Found in: Compromise Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  22  /  20  

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to read 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.

  ( comments )
  9  /  19  

Real life is, to most men, a long second-best, a perpetual compromise between the ideal and the possible but the read more

Real life is, to most men, a long second-best, a perpetual compromise between the ideal and the possible but the world of pure reason knows no compromise, no practical limitations, no barrier to the creative activity.

by Bertrand Russell Found in: Compromise Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  11  /  28  

Better bend than break.

Better bend than break.

by Scottish Proverb Found in: Compromise Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  9  /  21  

Being a man is the continuing battle for one's life. One loses a bit of manhood with every stale compromise read more

Being a man is the continuing battle for one's life. One loses a bit of manhood with every stale compromise to the authority of any power in which one does not believe.

by H. Rap Brown Found in: Compromise Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  20  /  27  

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.

by Charles Swindoll Found in: Compromise Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  14  /  19  

The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it is compromising.

The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it is compromising.

Maxioms Web Pet