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The brilliant chief, irregularly great,
Frank, haughty, rash--the Rupert of debate.
The brilliant chief, irregularly great,
Frank, haughty, rash--the Rupert of debate.
We are born into this world unarmed---our mind is our only weapon.
We are born into this world unarmed---our mind is our only weapon.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid read more
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid -- in which case all comment is superfluous -- or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.
Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.
Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.
The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind.
The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind.
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.
If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.
If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.
How fleet is a glance of the mind!
Compared with the speed of its flight,
The tempest read more
How fleet is a glance of the mind!
Compared with the speed of its flight,
The tempest itself lags behind,
And the swift-winged arrows of light.
