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People generally quarrel because they can't argue.
People generally quarrel because they can't argue.
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.
I find my wife hath something in her gizzard, that only waits an opportunity of being provoked to bring up; read more
I find my wife hath something in her gizzard, that only waits an opportunity of being provoked to bring up; but I will not, for my content-sake, give it.
In quarreling the truth is always lost
In quarreling the truth is always lost
A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.
A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.
When two men quarrel, the one who yields first displays the nobler nature.
When two men quarrel, the one who yields first displays the nobler nature.
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.
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.