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

Topics: Compromise Quotes, Weakness Quotes

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...

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.

I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of...

I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of...

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...

There is little success where there is little laughter.

There is little success where there is little laughter.

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...

I believe that the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make...

I believe that the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make...

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life...

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life...

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 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...

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

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

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He...

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He...

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...

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.

Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.

The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may...

The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may...

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...

You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.

You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.

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...

No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or...

No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or...