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Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.
Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.
It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it.
It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it.
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.
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.
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.
Much might be said on both sides.
Much might be said on both sides.
The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.
The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.
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.
