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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.
Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes
Error a fault, and truth discourtesy.
Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes
Error a fault, and truth discourtesy.
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
How agree the kettle and the earthen pot together?
How agree the kettle and the earthen pot together?
Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.
Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.
Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.
Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.
Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.
Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.
It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it.
It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it.
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.