Bargaining is a repulsive habit; compromise is one of the highest huma…

George Mikes
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Bargaining is a repulsive habit; compromise is one of the highest human virtues - the difference between the two being that the first is practised on the Continent, the latter in Great Britain. ✨ George Mikes (1986). How to be a Brit: The Classic Bestselling Guide, p.50, Penguin UK
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Bargaining is a repulsive habit; compromise is one of the highest human virtues - the difference between the two being that the first is practised on the Continent, the latter in Great Britain. ✨ George Mikes (1986). How to be a Brit: The Classic Bestselling Guide, p.50, Penguin UK

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