Arguments out of a pretty mouth are unanswerable.
He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.
I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me.
Euclid taught me that without assumptions there is no proof. Therefore, in any argument, examine the assumptions.
There is only one way to defeat the enemy, and that is to write as well as one can. The best argument is an undeniably good book.
When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.
Many a long dispute among divines may be thus abridged: It is so. It is not so. It is so. It is not so.
Quarrels would not last long if the fault were on only one side.
The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.
One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which it was conveyed.
An argument is like a country road, you never know where it is going to lead.
A married couple are well suited when both partners usually feel the need for a quarrel at the same time.
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job.
