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Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
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.
How agree the kettle and the earthen pot together?
How agree the kettle and the earthen pot together?
Reproachful speech from either side
The want of argument supplied;
They rail, reviled; as often ends
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Reproachful speech from either side
The want of argument supplied;
They rail, reviled; as often ends
The contests of disputing friends.
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.
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.
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.
Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.
Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.