'Twas blow for blow, disputing inch by inch,
For one would not retreat, nor t'other flinch.

'Twas blow for blow, disputing inch by inch,
For one would not retreat, nor t'other flinch.

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.

Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.

Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.

Debate is the death of conversation.

Debate is the death of conversation.

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

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

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.

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

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

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.