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 I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an 
understanding.  
 I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an 
understanding. 
 I always admired Mrs. Grote's saying that politics and theology 
were the only two really great subjects.  
 I always admired Mrs. Grote's saying that politics and theology 
were the only two really great subjects. 
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.
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.
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.
 I am bound to furnish my antagonists with arguments, but not with 
comprehension.  
 I am bound to furnish my antagonists with arguments, but not with 
comprehension. 
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.
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.