best quotations about
Arguing |
and Dispute
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Quotations
 | Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. — Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer 118 likes |
 | The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him — Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, 1906-1966, Polish author of maxims 28 likes |
 | To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. — Thomas Paine, 1737-1809, English-American writer 27 likes |
 | You don't reason with intellectuals. You shoot them. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 21 likes |
| Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference. — Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer 20 likes |
 | Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat. — Jean-Paul Sartre, 1905-1980, French philosopher 16 likes |
 | I make it a point never to argue with people for whose opinion I have no respect. — Edward Gibbon, 1737-1794, English historian 12 likes |
| The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane. — Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer 10 likes |
 | The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you. — Kin Hubbard, 1868-1930, American cartoonist 7 likes |
 | I don’t argue with my enemies; I explain to their children. — André Malraux, 1901-1976, French writer & statesman 7 likes |
 | We hardly find any persons of good sense save those who agree with us. — La Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680, French writer 6 likes |
 | If two men agree on everything, you may be sure that one of them is doing the thinking. — Lyndon Johnson, 1908-1973, American President [1963-1969] 6 likes |
 | Never put a man in the wrong. He will hold it against you forever. — Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher 5 likes |
 | Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing. — Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer 5 likes |
 | Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you. — John Wooden, 1910-2010, American basketball coach 4 likes |
 | If you can not answer a man's argument, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names. — Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer 3 likes |
 | It would be argument for a week, laughter for a month, and a good jest for ever. — William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Henry IV 2 likes |
 | We find comfort among those who agree with us – growth among those who don’t. — Frank A. Clark, 1911-1991, American cartoonist 2 likes |
 | The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know it. — André Maurois, 1885-1967, French writer 2 likes |
 | We do not argue with those who disagree with us, we destroy them. — Benito Moussolini, 1883-1945, Italian dictator 2 likes |
 | Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side. |
 | The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress. |
 | We are not satisfied to be right, unless we can prove others to be quite wrong. |
 | It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. |
 | Philosophizing is: rejecting false arguments. |
| A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring. |
| We may convince others by our arguments, but we can only persuade them by their own. |
 | It is not those who argue who are to be feared, but those who evade argument. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1830-1916, German author of maxims |
 | Whoever sets the agenda controls the outcome of the debate. — Noam Chomsky, 1928-, American linguist, philosopher, social activist |
 | Many a good argument is ruined by some fool who knows what he is talking about. — Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist |
| I don’t necessarily agree with everything that I say. — Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist |
 | The truth is always the strongest argument. |
 | Never argue, you won't convince anyone. Opinions are like nails; the more you hit them, the more you push them in. |
 | It's never easy to negotiate with people who know they are wrong. |
 | The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it. |
 | The purpose of argument is to change the nature of truth. |
 | Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache. |
 | Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours. |
 | When you are sure you are right, you don't need to argue with those who are wrong. |
| Reading the Socratic dialogues one has the feeling: what a frightful waste of time! What's the point of these arguments that prove nothing and clarify nothing? |
| It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it. |
| It is amazing how many people think that they can answer an argument by attributing bad motives to those who disagree with them. Using this kind of reasoning, you can believe or not believe anything about anything, without having to bother to deal with facts or logic. |
Personal Stories
 | When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time. — Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, French President 7 likes |
Latin Quotes
 | Let us listen to the other side. Audiatur et altera pars. — Aeschylus, 525-456 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian 34 likes |
Proverbs
 | Use soft words and hard arguments. 4 likes |
