It's never a good deal when only one party thinks it is.
Interpretation
A mutually beneficial agreement requires both parties to perceive value in it.
This quote emphasizes that true agreements or deals must have a sense of fairness and mutual benefit. If only one side feels satisfied while the other does not, it indicates an imbalance that can lead to dissatisfaction and conflict, revealing the importance of equitable exchanges in relationships.
In practice
During a negotiation meeting to stress the importance of finding a middle ground.
Over the years, I've evolved a somewhat heretical but time-and mind-saving approach to books, articles, editorials that deal with weighty matters. More often than not, by beginning at the end and contemplating the conclusions, one can determine if it's worth going through the whole to get there.
Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.
To live long and achieve happiness, cultivate the art of radiating happiness.
The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
If you never budge, don't expect a push.
How would you know what happy is if you've never been otherwise.
There is a destiny which makes us brothers; none goes his way alone. All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own.
The Christian needs another Christian who speaks God's word to him. He needs him again and again when he becomes uncertain and discouraged, for by himself he cannot help himself without belying the truth.
Women want love to be a novel, men a short story.
The words we read and words we write never say exactly what we mean. The people we love are never just as we desire them. The two symbola never perfectly match. Eros is in between.
One good husband is worth two good wives, for the scarcer things are, the more they are valued.
We all want to get along well with other people, and one way to do this is to help people feel good about themselves. If you make a person feel smart and insightful, that person will enjoy your company.
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