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    He'd undertake to prove, by force
    Of argument, a man's no horse.
    He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl,
    And that a Lord may be an owl,
    A calf an Alderman, a goose a Justice,
    And rooks, Committee-men or Trustees.

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I find you want me to furnish you with argument and intellects
too. No, sir, these, I protest you, read more

I find you want me to furnish you with argument and intellects
too. No, sir, these, I protest you, are too hard for me.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Argument Quotes,
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The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

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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.

by George Herbert Found in: Argument Quotes,
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It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.

It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.

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It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it.

It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it.

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Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.

Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.

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When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

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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.

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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.

by Miguel De Unamuno Found in: Argument Quotes,
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