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A long dispute means both parties are wrong
A long dispute means both parties are wrong
Quarreling is like cutting water with a sword.
Quarreling is like cutting water with a sword.
The same reason that makes us chide and brawl and fall out with any of our neighbors, causeth a war read more
The same reason that makes us chide and brawl and fall out with any of our neighbors, causeth a war to follow between Princes.
If there are quarrels between the parents or if their marriage is unhappy, the ground will be prepared in their read more
If there are quarrels between the parents or if their marriage is unhappy, the ground will be prepared in their children for the severest predisposition to a disturbance of sexual development or to neurotic illness
I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.
I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.
I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the read more
I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.
The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.
The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.
Be not the first one to quarrel, nor the last to make up
Be not the first one to quarrel, nor the last to make up
People generally quarrel because they can't argue.
People generally quarrel because they can't argue.