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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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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.

by John Gay Found in: Argument Quotes,
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I've heard old cunning stagers
Say, fools for arguments use wagers.

I've heard old cunning stagers
Say, fools for arguments use wagers.

by Samuel Butler 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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It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.

It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.

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Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.

Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.

by Louis D. Brandeis Found in: Argument Quotes,
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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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Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

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In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill,
For even though vanquished he could argue still.

In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill,
For even though vanquished he could argue still.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Argument Quotes,
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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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