I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.

I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.

Quarreling is like cutting water with a sword.

Quarreling is like cutting water with a sword.

Be not the first one to quarrel, nor the last to make up

Be not the first one to quarrel, nor the last to make up

I find my wife hath something in her gizzard, that only waits an opportunity of being provoked to bring up; read more

I find my wife hath something in her gizzard, that only waits an opportunity of being provoked to bring up; but I will not, for my content-sake, give it.

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the read more

I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.

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.

The same reason that makes us chide and brawl and fall out with any of our neighbors, causeth a war read more

The same reason that makes us chide and brawl and fall out with any of our neighbors, causeth a war to follow between Princes.

In quarreling the truth is always lost

In quarreling the truth is always lost