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A long dispute means both parties are wrong
A long dispute means both parties are wrong
Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.
Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.
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.
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.
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.
In quarreling the truth is always lost
In quarreling the truth is always lost
The falling out of faithful friends, renewing is of love.
The falling out of faithful friends, renewing is of love.
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.
I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.
I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.