Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.
Arguing - Arguments Quotes
Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
When we argue for our limitations, we get to keep them.
Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.
To push advantages too far is neither generous nor just.
The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
Never contend with one that is foolish, proud, positive, testy, or with a superior, or a clown, in matter of argument.
(Johnson said)… striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, “I refute it thus.”
When men understand what each other mean, they see, for the most part, that controversy is either superfluous or hopeless.
If you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a temporary victory – sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponent’s good will.
