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Debate is the death of conversation.
Debate is the death of conversation.
The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.
The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill,
For even though vanquished he could argue still.
In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill,
For even though vanquished he could argue still.
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
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.
