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Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.
Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
The daughter of debate
That still discord doth sow.
The daughter of debate
That still discord doth sow.
Silence is argument carried on by other means.
Silence is argument carried on by other means.
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.
Where we desire to be informed 'tis good to contest with men
above ourselves; but to confirm and establish read more
Where we desire to be informed 'tis good to contest with men
above ourselves; but to confirm and establish our opinions, 'tis
best to argue with judgments below our own, that the frequent
spoils and victories over their reasons may settle in ourselves
an esteem and confirmed opinion of our own.
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.
It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.
It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
