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Silence is argument carried on by other means.
Silence is argument carried on by other means.
To strive with an equal is dangerous; with a superior, mad; with an inferior, degrading.
To strive with an equal is dangerous; with a superior, mad; with an inferior, degrading.
I always admired Mrs. Grote's saying that politics and theology
were the only two really great subjects.
I always admired Mrs. Grote's saying that politics and theology
were the only two really great subjects.
A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.
A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.
The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right.
The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right.
Myself when young did eagerly frequent
Doctor and Saint, and heard great argument
About it and about: read more
Myself when young did eagerly frequent
Doctor and Saint, and heard great argument
About it and about: but evermore
Came out by the same door wherein I went.
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid read more
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid -- in which case all comment is superfluous -- or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.
The brilliant chief, irregularly great,
Frank, haughty, rash--the Rupert of debate.
The brilliant chief, irregularly great,
Frank, haughty, rash--the Rupert of debate.
