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Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.
Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.
A long dispute means both parties are wrong
A long dispute means both parties are wrong
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.
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.
The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
The brilliant chief, irregularly great,
Frank, haughty, rash--the Rupert of debate.
The brilliant chief, irregularly great,
Frank, haughty, rash--the Rupert of debate.
Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.
Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument.
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument.