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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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When Bishop Berkeley said "there was no matter."
And proved it--'t was no matter what he said.

When Bishop Berkeley said "there was no matter."
And proved it--'t was no matter what he said.

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A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries read more

A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better.

by Stephen Leacock Found in: Argument Quotes,
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Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.

Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.

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Debate is the death of conversation.

Debate is the death of conversation.

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Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes
Error a fault, and truth discourtesy.

Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes
Error a fault, and truth discourtesy.

by George Herbert Found in: Argument Quotes,
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"For your own good" is a persuasive argument that will eventually make a man agree to his own destruction.

"For your own good" is a persuasive argument that will eventually make a man agree to his own destruction.

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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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How agree the kettle and the earthen pot together?

How agree the kettle and the earthen pot together?

by Bible Found in: Argument Quotes,
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Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.

Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.

by Victor Hugo Found in: Argument Quotes,
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