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When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
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.
And there begins a lang digression
About the lords o' the creation.
And there begins a lang digression
About the lords o' the creation.
Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.
Lower your voice and strengthen your 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.
There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only
argument available with an east wind is to read more
There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only
argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.
'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.
The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right.
The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right.
A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries read more
A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better.