virtue which parleys is near a surrender
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Meaning · English
To compromise on one's principles is to risk abandoning them
Literally: virtue that negotiates
Examples
The company's virtue which parleys is near a surrender when it prioritizes profits over ethics
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Sources & notes
Listed on English Wikiquote “English proverbs” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “virtue which parleys is near a surrender” mean?
To compromise on one's principles is to risk abandoning them Literally: virtue that negotiates
Is “virtue which parleys is near a surrender” formal or informal?
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