The most unjust peace is to be preferred to the most just war.

Explanation

The law favors settlement and compromise over litigation — even an imperfect resolution by agreement is preferred to the destruction, expense, and uncertainty of protracted legal combat.

Where this applies

• Two neighbors in a bitter property-line dispute agree to a compromise that gives each less than they wanted, and the court enforces the settlement because even an imperfect peace is better than prolonged litigation.
• A divorcing couple accepts a mediator's proposal that neither considers ideal, but the court approves it because a negotiated resolution avoids the destruction of a trial.
• Business partners in a contract dispute agree to split the difference rather than spend years in court, and the judge notes that the law prefers settlement over even the most justified legal battle.