A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment.

A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment.

He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.

He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.

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

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

There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

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

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

Make fair agreements and stick to them

Make fair agreements and stick to them

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.

Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; read more

Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; no trusting without testing.

What we call reality is an agreement that people have arrived at to make life more livable.

What we call reality is an agreement that people have arrived at to make life more livable.