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A long dispute means both parties are wrong
A long dispute means both parties are wrong
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.
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
The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love.
The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love.
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.
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.
The falling out of faithful friends, renewing is of love.
The falling out of faithful friends, renewing is of love.
In quarreling the truth is always lost
In quarreling the truth is always lost
