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It is the weak man who urges compromise -- never the strong man. -

It is the weak man who urges compromise — never the strong man. – Elbert Hubbard

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A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. – Elbert Hubbard

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Failure
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Elbert Hubbard
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Marriage: A legal or religious ceremony by which two persons of the opposite sex solemnly agree to harass and spy on each other for ninety-nine years, or until death do them join. – Elbert Hubbard

Category:
Marriage
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Elbert Hubbard
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Compromise
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The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune. – Charles Swindoll

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Compromise

Compromise. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and is deprived of nothing except what was justly his due. – Ambrose Bierce

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Compromise

Compromise, hell! … If freedom is right and tyranny is wrong, why should those who believe in freedom treat it as if it were a roll of bologna to be bartered a slice at a time? – Senator Jesse Helms

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Compromise

Once you consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things back the way they are. – Howard Hughes

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Compromise

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