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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.
Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
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.
If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.
If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.
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.
The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you.
The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you.
A man who is always satisfied with himself is seldom so with others, and others as little pleased with him
A man who is always satisfied with himself is seldom so with others, and others as little pleased with him
A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.
A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full
effort is full victory.
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full
effort is full victory.
