Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument.
Never contend with one that is foolish, proud, positive, testy, or with a superior, or a clown, in matter of argument.
No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.
One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which it was conveyed.
People generally quarrel because they cannot argue.
People who know the least always argue the most.
Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.
Quarrels would not last so long if the fault lay only on one side.
Soft words are hard arguments.
Soft words win hard hearts.
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.
The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.
The argument of the strongest is always the best.
The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right.
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.
The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.
The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an escape hatch for your opponent, so that he can gracefully swing over to your side without too much apparent loss of face.
The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
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