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    Where we desire to be informed 'tis good to contest with men
    above ourselves; but to confirm and establish our opinions, 'tis
    best to argue with judgments below our own, that the frequent
    spoils and victories over their reasons may settle in ourselves
    an esteem and confirmed opinion of our own.

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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.

by Jawaharlal Nehru Found in: Argument Quotes,
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Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.

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His conduct still right with his argument wrong.

His conduct still right with his argument wrong.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Argument Quotes,
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The daughter of debate
That still discord doth sow.

The daughter of debate
That still discord doth sow.

by Elizabeth I Found in: Argument Quotes,
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I am bound to furnish my antagonists with arguments, but not with
comprehension.

I am bound to furnish my antagonists with arguments, but not with
comprehension.

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Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.

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In arguing one should meet serious pleading with humor, and humor
with serious pleading.

In arguing one should meet serious pleading with humor, and humor
with serious pleading.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Argument Quotes,
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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.

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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.

by Seneca Found in: Argument Quotes,
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