Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread.G. K. ChestertonAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Compromise: choices and principles
Short selections recovered from GADEL’s original collection. Wording is kept as found; the archived attribution is not a verification of authorship.
Compromise makes a good umbrella but a poor roof.American ProverbTraditional attribution
An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile — hoping it will eat him last.Sir Winston ChurchillAttributed in the original GADEL collection
The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.Charles SwindollAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Don’t compromise your beliefs for money.Sicilian ProverbTraditional attribution
It is the weak man who urges compromise — never the strong man.Elbert HubbardAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another — too often ending in the loss of both.Tryon EdwardsAttributed in the original GADEL collection
What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease.Bliss CarmanAttributed in the original GADEL collection
If you have a good case, try to compromise; if you have a bad one, take it to court.French ProverbTraditional attribution
The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it is compromising.Arthur BlochAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Compromise is always a temporary achievement.Chinese ProverbTraditional attribution
Better bend than break.Scottish ProverbTraditional attribution
It’s insane to oppose when you can neither win nor compromise.Sicilian ProverbTraditional attribution
Compromise, if not the spice of life, is its solidity. It is what makes nations great and marriages happy.AnonymousTraditional attribution
One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.Chinua AchebeAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Quality, quality, quality: never waver from it, even when you don’t see how you can afford to keep it up.Gary HirshbergAttributed in the original GADEL collection
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.French ProverbTraditional attribution
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.James Russell LowellAttributed in the original GADEL collection
In the long run even a dog will compromise with the cat.Hungarian ProverbTraditional attribution
Original collection & source
Original title: Compromise Quotes and Compromise Proverbs, Sayings and Thoughts
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