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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.
Silence is argument carried on by other means.
Silence is argument carried on by other means.
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.
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.
Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid read more
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid -- in which case all comment is superfluous -- or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.
How agree the kettle and the earthen pot together?
How agree the kettle and the earthen pot together?
The daughter of debate
That still discord doth sow.
The daughter of debate
That still discord doth sow.