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

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

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.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.

The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Silence is argument carried on by other means.

Silence is argument carried on by other means.