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The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right.
The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right.
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.
Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.
Myself when young did eagerly frequent
Doctor and Saint, and heard great argument
About it and about: read more
Myself when young did eagerly frequent
Doctor and Saint, and heard great argument
About it and about: but evermore
Came out by the same door wherein I went.
The daughter of debate
That still discord doth sow.
The daughter of debate
That still discord doth sow.
A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.
A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.
Nay, if he take you in hand, sir, with an argument,
He'll bray you in a mortar.
Nay, if he take you in hand, sir, with an argument,
He'll bray you in a mortar.
The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.
The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.
I am bound to furnish my antagonists with arguments, but not with
comprehension.
I am bound to furnish my antagonists with arguments, but not with
comprehension.
