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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.
Where we desire to be informed 'tis good to contest with men
above ourselves; but to confirm and establish read more
Where we desire to be informed 'tis good to contest with men
above ourselves; but to confirm and establish our opinions, 'tis
best to argue with judgments below our own, that the frequent
spoils and victories over their reasons may settle in ourselves
an esteem and confirmed opinion of our own.
"For your own good" is a persuasive argument that will eventually make a man agree to his own destruction.
"For your own good" is a persuasive argument that will eventually make a man agree to his own destruction.
Nothing requires a greater effort of thought than arguments to justify the rule of non-thought.
Nothing requires a greater effort of thought than arguments to justify the rule of non-thought.
Much might be said on both sides.
Much might be said on both sides.
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.
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.
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.
And there begins a lang digression
About the lords o' the creation.
And there begins a lang digression
About the lords o' the creation.
