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Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
I've heard old cunning stagers
Say, fools for arguments use wagers.
I've heard old cunning stagers
Say, fools for arguments use wagers.
Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.
Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.
When Bishop Berkeley said "there was no matter."
And proved it--'t was no matter what he said.
When Bishop Berkeley said "there was no matter."
And proved it--'t was no matter what he said.
Reproachful speech from either side
The want of argument supplied;
They rail, reviled; as often ends
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Reproachful speech from either side
The want of argument supplied;
They rail, reviled; as often ends
The contests of disputing friends.
The brilliant chief, irregularly great,
Frank, haughty, rash--the Rupert of debate.
The brilliant chief, irregularly great,
Frank, haughty, rash--the Rupert of debate.
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
Much might be said on both sides.
Much might be said on both sides.
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument.
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument.