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Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.
Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.
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.
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.
Games are a compromise between intimacy and keeping intimacy away.
Games are a compromise between intimacy and keeping intimacy away.
If you are not very clever, you should be conciliatory.
If you are not very clever, you should be conciliatory.
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.
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.
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.
