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.
Arguing - Arguments Quotes
My parents only had one argument in forty-five years. It lasted forty-three years.
Agitation is the atmosphere of the brains.
There is no arguing with him, for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.
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.
Arguments derived from probabilities are idle.
The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right.
The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.
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.
An ill argument introduced with deference will procure more credit than the profoundest science with a rough, insolent, and noisy management.
