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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.
Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.
Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.
Much might be said on both sides.
Much might be said on both sides.
Reproachful speech from either side
The want of argument supplied;
They rail, reviled; as often ends
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Reproachful speech from either side
The want of argument supplied;
They rail, reviled; as often ends
The contests of disputing friends.
I've heard old cunning stagers
Say, fools for arguments use wagers.
I've heard old cunning stagers
Say, fools for arguments use wagers.
No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish read more
No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.
The daughter of debate
That still discord doth sow.
The daughter of debate
That still discord doth sow.
Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.
Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.
'Twas blow for blow, disputing inch by inch,
For one would not retreat, nor t'other flinch.
'Twas blow for blow, disputing inch by inch,
For one would not retreat, nor t'other flinch.
