The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.

The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.

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.

His conduct still right with his argument wrong.

His conduct still right with his argument wrong.

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.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

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

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

Reproachful speech from either side
The want of argument supplied;
They rail, reviled; as often ends
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Reproachful speech from either side
The want of argument supplied;
They rail, reviled; as often ends
The contests of disputing friends.

How agree the kettle and the earthen pot together?

How agree the kettle and the earthen pot together?

It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument.

It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument.