Motivational Quotes

Argument

I tell you Wellington is a bad general, the English are bad soldiers; we will settle this matter by lunch time.

- Bonaparte, Napoleon

Best Quotes about Argument

1.

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

Jason Reitman and Christopher Buckly

2.

There's nothing I like less than bad arguments for a view that I hold dear.

Dennett, Daniel

3.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Butler, Samuel

4.

People generally quarrel because they cannot argue.

Chesterton, Gilbert K.

5.

With reasonable men I will reason; with humane men I will plea; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost.

William Lloyd Garrison

6.

Never contend with one that is foolish, proud, positive, testy, or with a superior, or a clown, in matter of argument.

Fuller, Thomas

7.

Quarrels would not last so long if the fault lay only on one side.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

8.

Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.

Emmons, Nathaniel

9.

Soft words win hard hearts.

Proverb

10.

Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.

Auson

11.

A sure way of getting the last word in an argument is to say you right.

12.

I will name you the degrees. The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the Quip Modest; the third, the Reply Churlish; the fourth, the Reproof Valiant; the fifth, the Countercheck Quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with Circumstance; the seventh, the Lie Direct.

Shakespeare, William

13.

Wise men argue cases, fools decide them.

Anacharsis

14.

There is no arguing with him, for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.

Goldsmith, Oliver

15.

It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world, whereas the quarrel with oneself was occasionally fruitful and always, she had to admit, interesting.

Sarton, May

16.

I tell you Wellington is a bad general, the English are bad soldiers; we will settle this matter by lunch time.

Bonaparte, Napoleon

17.

The argument is at an end.

Saint Augustine

18.

Concerning God, freewill and destiny: Of all that earth has been or yet may be, all that vain men imagine or believe, or hope can paint or suffering may achieve, we descanted.

Shelley, Percy Bysshe

19.

Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.

Gide, Andre

20.

When two quarrel, both are in the wrong.

21.

For they are yet ear-kissing arguments.

William Shakespeare

22.

Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.

Louis D. Brandeis

23.

Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, knowing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about

Benchley, Robert

24.

He who strikes the first blow admits he's lost the argument.

Chinese Proverb

25.

There are usually two sides to every argument but no end.

26.

Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.

Franklin, Benjamin

27.

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.

Dave Barry

28.

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

La Fontaine, Jean De

29.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

Cicero, Marcus T.

30.

The most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately with faulty arguments.

Friedrich Nietzsche

31.

Weakness on both sides is, the motto of all quarrels.

Voltaire

32.

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument.

Whately, Richard

33.

I learned an important lesson in the art of debate. Present your argument clearly, arm yourself with cutting wit and of course, bob and weave!

Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata

34.

An argument is like a country road, you never know where it is going to lead.

35.

There is no point in arguing about matters of taste.

36.

It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it.

Proverb, Spanish

37.

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Joubert, Joseph

38.

If you go in for argument, take care of your temper. Your logic, if you have any, will take care of itself.

Joseph Farrell

39.

Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.

Hugo, Victor

40.

Two dogs strive for a bone and the third one runs off with it.

Proverb

41.

Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.

Haliburton, Thomas C.

42.

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

Adler, Larry

43.

There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion.

Acton, Lord

44.

In a heated argument we are apt to lose sight of the truth.

Publilius Syrus

45.

Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.

Saadi

46.

Argument, as usually managed, is the worst sort of conversation, as in books it is generally the worst sort of reading.

Swift, Jonathan

47.

Debate is the death of conversation.