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The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
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.
Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.
Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.
Much might be said on both sides.
Much might be said on both sides.
Silence is argument carried on by other means.
Silence is argument carried on by other means.
The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.
The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.
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.
He'd undertake to prove, by force
Of argument, a man's no horse.
He'd prove a buzzard is read more
He'd undertake to prove, by force
Of argument, a man's no horse.
He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl,
And that a Lord may be an owl,
A calf an Alderman, a goose a Justice,
And rooks, Committee-men or Trustees.
The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.
The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.
