The goal of an argument should be progress, not victory.
Arguing - Arguments Quotes
The sergeant pleads with face on fire, and all the court may rue it; his purple garments come from Tyre; his arguments go to it.
No honest man will argue on every side.
The most convincing argument is that which is not argued at all, but briefly stated and left to be pondered upon by others.
While birds can fly, only humans can argue. Argument is the affirmation of our being. It is the principal instrument of human intercourse. Without argument the species would perish. As a subtle suggestion, it is the means by which we aid another. As a warning, it steers us from danger. As exposition, it teaches. As […]
It is impossible to win an argument with an ignorant man.
When facts were weak, his native cheek brought him serenely through.
A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about.
Arguments, like men are often pretenders.
Be brief, be pointed, let your matter stand lucid in order, solid and at hand; spend not your words on trifles but condense; strike with the mass of thought, not drops of sense; press to the close with vigor, once begun, and leave – how hard the task! – leave off when done.
