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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.
Silence is argument carried on by other means.
Silence is argument carried on by other means.
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.
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.
A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.
A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.
I've heard old cunning stagers
Say, fools for arguments use wagers.
I've heard old cunning stagers
Say, fools for arguments use wagers.
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.
Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
Debate is the death of conversation.
Debate is the death of conversation.
