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A long dispute means that both parties are wrong

Voltaire

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A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about.

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A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things.

Thomas Carlyle

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A sure way of getting the last word in an argument is to say you right.

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5

An argument is like a country road, you never know where it is going to lead.

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6

An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry.

Thomas Jefferson

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7

Arguments are like fire-arms which a man may keep at home but should not carry about with him.

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8

Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing.

Oscar Wilde

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Arguments out of a pretty mouth are unanswerable.

Joseph Addison

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10

Argument, as usually managed, is the worst sort of conversation, as in books it is generally the worst sort of reading.

Jonathan Swift

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11

But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions.

Homer

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12

Concerning God, freewill and destiny: Of all that earth has been or yet may be, all that vain men imagine or believe, or hope can paint or suffering may achieve, we descanted.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

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13

He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face.

Benjamin Franklin

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14

He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.

Michel de Montaigne

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15

Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.

Thomas Chandler Haliburton

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16

Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear the perspicacity, guide the judgment, or improve the heart.

Walter Savage Landor

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17

How beggarly appear arguments before a defiant deed!

Walt Whitman

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18

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

Oscar Wilde

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19

I had a lovers quarrel with the world.

Robert Frost

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20

I tell you Wellington is a bad general, the English are bad soldiers; we will settle this matter by lunch time.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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21

I will name you the degrees. The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the Quip Modest; the third, the Reply Churlish; the fourth, the Reproof Valiant; the fifth, the Countercheck Quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with Circumstance; the seventh, the Lie Direct.

William Shakespeare

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22

If you argue with a woman and win, you lose.

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23

In a false quarrel there is no true valor.

William Shakespeare

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24

In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.

Matthew Prior

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25

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle it without debate.

Joseph Joubert

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26

It is the briefest yet wisest maxim which tells us to meddle not.

Charles Caleb Colton

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27

It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it.

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It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world, whereas the quarrel with oneself was occasionally fruitful and always, she had to admit, interesting.

May Sarton

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29

Men argue, nature acts.

Voltaire

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30

Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes.

Charles Caleb Colton

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31

Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, knowing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about

Robert Benchley

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32

Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.

André Gide

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33

Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door as in I went.

Omar Khayyám

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34

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

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35

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument.

Richard Whately

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36

Never contend with one that is foolish, proud, positive, testy, or with a superior, or a clown, in matter of argument.

Thomas Fuller M.D.

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37

One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which it was conveyed.

Friedrich Nietzsche

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38

People generally quarrel because they cannot argue.

G. K. Chesterton

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39

People who know the least always argue the most.

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40

Quarrels would not last so long if the fault lay only on one side.

François de La Rochefoucauld

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41

Soft words are hard arguments.

Thomas Fuller M.D.

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42

Soft words win hard hearts.

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43

Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.

Victor Hugo

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44

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Joseph Joubert

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45

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

Jean de La Fontaine

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46

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

William Shakespeare

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47

The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

André Maurois

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48

The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an escape hatch for your opponent, so that he can gracefully swing over to your side without too much apparent loss of face.

Sydney Harris

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49

The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.

Jawaharlal Nehru

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50

The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.

E. W. Howe

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51

There are usually two sides to every argument but no end.

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52

There is no arguing with him, for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.

Oliver Goldsmith

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53

There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.

James Russell Lowell

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54

There is no point in arguing about matters of taste.

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55

Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.

Benjamin Franklin

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56

True disputants are like true sportsman: their whole delight is in the pursuit.

Alexander Pope

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57

Two dogs strive for a bone and the third one runs off with it.

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58

Use soft words and hard arguments.

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59

We are not won by arguments that we can analyze, but by tone and temper; by the manner, which is the man himself.

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60

Weak arguments are often thrust before my path; but although they are most insubstantial, it is not easy to destroy them. There is not a more difficult feat known than to cut through a cushion with a sword.

Richard Whately

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61

Weakness on both sides is, the motto of all quarrels.

Voltaire

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62

When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid -- in which case all comment is superfluous -- or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.

Miguel de Unamuno

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63

When good people have a falling out, only one of them may be at fault at first; but if the strife continues long, usually both become guilty.

Thomas Fuller M.D.

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64

When much dispute has past, we find our tenets just the same as last.

Alexander Pope

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65

When two quarrel, both are in the wrong.

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66

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

Cicero

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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.

Saadi

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A long dispute means that both parties are wrong

A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about.

A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things.

A sure way of getting the last word in an argument is to say you right.

An argument is like a country road, you never know where it is going to lead.

An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry.

Arguments are like fire-arms which a man may keep at home but should not carry about with him.

Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing.

Arguments out of a pretty mouth are unanswerable.

Argument, as usually managed, is the worst sort of conversation, as in books it is generally the worst sort of reading.

But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions.

Concerning God, freewill and destiny: Of all that earth has been or yet may be, all that vain men imagine or believe, or hope can paint or suffering may achieve, we descanted.

He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face.

He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.

Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.

Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear the perspicacity, guide the judgment, or improve the heart.

How beggarly appear arguments before a defiant deed!

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

I had a lovers quarrel with the world.

I tell you Wellington is a bad general, the English are bad soldiers; we will settle this matter by lunch time.

I will name you the degrees. The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the Quip Modest; the third, the Reply Churlish; the fourth, the Reproof Valiant; the fifth, the Countercheck Quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with Circumstance; the seventh, the Lie Direct.

If you argue with a woman and win, you lose.

In a false quarrel there is no true valor.

In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle it without debate.

It is the briefest yet wisest maxim which tells us to meddle not.

It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it.

It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world, whereas the quarrel with oneself was occasionally fruitful and always, she had to admit, interesting.

Men argue, nature acts.

Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes.

Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, knowing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about

Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.

Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door as in I went.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument.

Never contend with one that is foolish, proud, positive, testy, or with a superior, or a clown, in matter of argument.

One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which it was conveyed.

People generally quarrel because they cannot argue.

People who know the least always argue the most.

Quarrels would not last so long if the fault lay only on one side.

Soft words are hard arguments.

Soft words win hard hearts.

Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an escape hatch for your opponent, so that he can gracefully swing over to your side without too much apparent loss of face.

The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.

The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.

There are usually two sides to every argument but no end.

There is no arguing with him, for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.

There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.

There is no point in arguing about matters of taste.

Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.

True disputants are like true sportsman: their whole delight is in the pursuit.

Two dogs strive for a bone and the third one runs off with it.

Use soft words and hard arguments.

We are not won by arguments that we can analyze, but by tone and temper; by the manner, which is the man himself.

Weak arguments are often thrust before my path; but although they are most insubstantial, it is not easy to destroy them. There is not a more difficult feat known than to cut through a cushion with a sword.

Weakness on both sides is, the motto of all quarrels.

When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid -- in which case all comment is superfluous -- or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.

When good people have a falling out, only one of them may be at fault at first; but if the strife continues long, usually both become guilty.

When much dispute has past, we find our tenets just the same as last.

When two quarrel, both are in the wrong.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.