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Deceit and falsehood, whatever conveniences they may for a time promise or produce, are, in the sum of life, obstacles to happiness. Those who profit by the cheat distrust the deceiver; and the act by which kindness was

Deceit and falsehood, whatever conveniences they may for a time promise or produce, are, in the sum of life, obstacles to happiness. Those who profit by the cheat distrust the deceiver; and the act by which kindness was sought puts an end to confidence.

Samuel Johnson, Hester Lynch Piozzi, James Boswell (1804). “The beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: consisting of maxims and observations, moral, critical, and miscellaneous: to which are now added biographical anecdotes of the doctor, selected from the works of Mrs. Piozzi;--his Life, recently published by Mr. Boswell, and other authentic testimonies; also his will, and the sermon he wrote for the late Doctor Dodd”, p.177

Whatever you compromise to gain, you will lose.

Myles Munroe (2005). “Waiting and Dating: A Sensible Guide to a Fulfilling Love Relationship”, p.87, Destiny Image Publishers

Spring ... made fair false promises which summer was called upon to keep.

Edna Ferber (2014). “American Beauty”, p.111, Vintage

If economic progress means that we become anonymous cogs in some great machine, then progress is an empty promise.

Charles B. Handy (1995). “The Empty Raincoat: Making Sense of the Future”, Random House Business Books

Preach the Gospel with your life — without compromise!

Catherine de Hueck Doherty, Mary Achterhoff (1992). “Grace in every season: through the year with Catherine Doherty : daily reflections”, Servant Pubns

Compromise has a negative connotation.

"Abdolkarim Soroush: The goals of Iran's Green Movement". Interview with Robin Wright, www.csmonitor.com. January 6, 2010.

Everything a politician promises at election time has to be paid for either by higher taxation or by borrowing.

Margaret Thatcher, Iain Dale (1997). “As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations”, Robson Book Ltd

The devil is compromise.

Henrik Ibsen (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henrik Ibsen (Illustrated)”, p.1002, Delphi Classics