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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.
 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. 
Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.
Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.
The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.
Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.
The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.
The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.
 Whatever Sceptic could inquire for,
 For every why he had a wherefore.  
 Whatever Sceptic could inquire for,
 For every why he had a wherefore. 
You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for ones self-respect to be a punching bag.
You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for ones self-respect to be a punching bag.
 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.