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People generally quarrel because they can't argue.
People generally quarrel because they can't argue.
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.
I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.
I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.
In quarreling the truth is always lost
In quarreling the truth is always lost
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
A married couple are well suited when both partners usually feel the need for a quarrel at the same time.
A married couple are well suited when both partners usually feel the need for a quarrel at the same time.