Nay, if he take you in hand, sir, with an argument,
He'll bray you in a mortar.

Nay, if he take you in hand, sir, with an argument,
He'll bray you in a mortar.

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.

A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.

A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.

How agree the kettle and the earthen pot together?

How agree the kettle and the earthen pot together?

Debate is the death of conversation.

Debate is the death of conversation.

Silence is argument carried on by other means.

Silence is argument carried on by other means.

The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.

The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.

There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only
argument available with an east wind is to read more

There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only
argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.

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

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