I am very cautious of people who are absolutely right, especially when they are vehemently so.

If the defendant wants to rerun the argument he should be entitled to go to court, in which case the burden of proof lies with the prosecution.

You can’t win an argument with an argument.

Arguments cannot be answered by personal abuse; there is no logic in slander, and falsehood, in the long run, defeats itself.

Further, the same Arguments which explode the Notion of Luck, may, on the other side, be useful in some Cases to establish a due comparison between Chance and Design: We may imagine Chance and Design...

That’s the beauty of argument, if you argue correctly, you’re never wrong.

I don’t pretend to know everything; I just only speak on matters I know I’ll win.

There is hardly a better way to avoid discussion than by releasing an argument from the control of the present and by saying that only the future will reveal its merits.

I’m sorry to say that the subject I most disliked was mathematics. I have thought about it. I think the reason was that mathematics leaves no room for argument. If you made a mistake, that...

Every human is a school subject. This is rather a metaphorical way of saying it, to put it straight, those you love are few, and the ones you detest are many.

LADY BRACKNELLThis noise is extremely unpleasant. It sounds as if he was having an argument. I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

The volume of your voice does not increase the validity of your argument.

Any woman who is sure of her own wits, is a match, at any time, for a man who is not sure of his own temper.

Assistants are the people on the front line trying to figure out how to structure the argument.

Weak and trembling from passion, Major Flint found that after a few tottering steps in the direction of Tilling he would be totally unable to get there unless fortified by some strong stimulant, and turned...

The vanity of intelligence is that the intelligent man is often more committed to ‘one-upping’ his opponent than being truthful. When the idea of intelligence, rather than intelligence itself, becomes a staple, there is no...

A balanced argument is one that takes place entirely in my head, and doesn’t cause me to tip over.

He could argue a case for anything, but that doesn’t change the fact he’s wrong most of the time.

The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.

Bluster, sputter, question, cavil; but be sure your argument be intricate enough to confound the court

A novel is an impression, not an argument; and there the matter must rest.

Yes!

You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it’s good for ones self-respect to be a punching bag.

One great thinker said one thing, another said another, and while the two thoughts are contradicting, the one that backs my argument at the moment is the superior statement.

Those two little words — says you — are the most powerful argument in any discipline: theology, philosphy, even domestic harmony. They are powerful because they are true. Whenever you say something, it is you...