Compromise Quote by James Russell Lowell Download Open image “Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof.” — James Russell Lowell ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Compromise Poor Roof Statesmanship Umbrella Unwise
Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
Compromise is not a sign of weakness. Wise people always compromise for the best. — Varsha Sharma Copy Share Image
Compromise for compromise sake is never good, unless it is grounded in principles. — Pramila Jayapal Copy Share Image
If it's raining you can't fix the roof, if it's not raining it doesn't need to be fixed — Jim Rohn Copy Share Image
Compromise is like the middle of the road; always safer to walk on than the edges. — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
Under most conditions, the best roof for your bedroom is the sky. This commonsense arrangement saves weight, time, energy, and money. — Colin Fletcher Copy Share Image
He gives only the worthless gold who gives from a sense of duty. — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
As life runs on, the road grows strange with faces new - and near the end. The milestones into headstones change, Neath every one… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
Where one person shapes their life by precept and example, there are a thousand who have shaped it by impulse and circumstances. — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
Most religion-mongers have bated their paradises with a bit of toasted cheese. They have tempted the body with large promises of possessions in their… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
The thing we long for, that we are For one transcendent moment. — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
It is beginning to be doubtful whether Parliament and Congress sit in Westminster and Washington, or in the editorial rooms of the leading journals,--so… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
[B]ut in literature, it should be remembered, a thing always becomes his at last who says it best, and thus makes it his own. — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
It may be glorious to write Thoughts that shall glad the two or three High souls, like those far stars that come in sight… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
Leaders need to compromise, negotiate with members of both parties and ideologies, and reform health care the right way - by developing a strong… — Charles Boustany Copy Share Image
A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece. — Ludwig Erhard Copy Share Image
Real love is not based upon romance,candle light,dinner and walk along beach.Infact,It's based on care,compromise,respect and trust.. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You know what the Englishman's idea of compromise is? He says, Some people say there is a God. Some people say there is no… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
But if you get chronically, psychosocially stressed, you're going to compromise your health. So, essentially, we've evolved to be smart enough to make ourselves… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater...The love we have for each other is bigger than these small differences. And that's the key. It's like a big pie chart, and the love in a relationship has to be the biggest piece.… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share
“And what would you like, Sharie?" asked Miss Mush. "What do you have?" asked Sharie. "Potato salad". "What else is there?" asked Sharie. "Nothing"… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
A lasting relationship consists of the 3 C's: Commitment. Communication. Compromise. — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
As a politician - particularly as a politician in a coalition - you quickly realise that compromise is a part of the game. But… — Edward Davey Copy Share Image
“The fact that I can get away with something is the very reason why I shouldn’t do it.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
There could be some compromise, but I think we have to stick to the provisions of the treaty, and the provisions of the treaty… — Jacques Santer Copy Share Image
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