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Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes
Error a fault, and truth discourtesy.
Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes
Error a fault, and truth discourtesy.
Debate is the death of conversation.
Debate is the death of conversation.
No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish read more
No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.
The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.
In arguing one should meet serious pleading with humor, and humor
with serious pleading.
In arguing one should meet serious pleading with humor, and humor
with serious pleading.
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid read more
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid -- in which case all comment is superfluous -- or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.
Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.
Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.
Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.
Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.
