Use soft words and hard arguments. – English Proverb
It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it. – Proverb
Soft words win hard hearts. – Proverb
Two dogs strive for a bone and the third one runs off with it. – Proverb
If men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of uncharitableness and angry feeling. – Joseph Addison
Arguments out of a pretty mouth are unanswerable. – Joseph Addison
The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers. – Larry Adler
He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own. – Aesop
Wise men argue cases, fools decide them. – Anacharsis
We must not contradict, but instruct him that contradicts us; for a madman is not cured by another running mad also. – Antisthenes
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 dont even invite me. – Dave Barry
My wife was too beautiful for words, but not for arguments. – John Barrymore
It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them. – Pierre De Beaumarchais
No great advance has ever been made in science, politics, or religion, without controversy. – Lyman Beecher
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 – Robert Benchley
Books and harlots have their quarrels in public. – Walter Benjamin
I tell you Wellington is a bad general, the English are bad soldiers; we will settle this matter by lunch time. – Napoleon Bonaparte
Behind every argument is someones ignorance. – Louis D. Brandeis
As debate is rare in the House of Representatives, since nearly all real business is done in the committees, it is very natural that such debate as there is should be very oratorical, should be – D. W. Brogan
It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy — but he who has shown the better temper. – Samuel Butler
