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.

Quote by Andrew Carnegie

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Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because...

Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because...

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The...

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The...

The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties...

The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties...

It was from my own early experience that I decided there was no use to...

It was from my own early experience that I decided there was no use to...

I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar.

I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar.

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.

And while the law (of competition) may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is...

And while the law (of competition) may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is...

Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs...

Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs...

I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles...

I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles...

There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.

There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is...

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is...

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how...

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how...

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.

Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born...

Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born...

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how...

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how...

The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the...

The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the...

There is little success where there is little laughter.

There is little success where there is little laughter.

Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration.

Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration.

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch...

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch...

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or...

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or...