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The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.
The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.
Whatever Sceptic could inquire for,
For every why he had a wherefore.
Whatever Sceptic could inquire for,
For every why he had a wherefore.
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.
His conduct still right with his argument wrong.
His conduct still right with his argument wrong.
The daughter of debate
That still discord doth sow.
The daughter of debate
That still discord doth sow.
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.
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.
Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.
Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.
And there begins a lang digression
About the lords o' the creation.
And there begins a lang digression
About the lords o' the creation.
