Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

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

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

Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.

Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.

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.

He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.

He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.

How agree the kettle and the earthen pot together?

How agree the kettle and the earthen pot together?

The daughter of debate
That still discord doth sow.

The daughter of debate
That still discord doth sow.

And there begins a lang digression
About the lords o' the creation.

And there begins a lang digression
About the lords o' the creation.

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.