Man is most happy, when his own actions are arguments and examples of his virtue. — John Webster Copy Share Image
The strongest of all arguments against the interference of the public with purely personal conduct, is that when it does interfere, the… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Apparently people don't like the truth, but I do like it; I like it because it upsets a lot of people. If… — Lemmy Kilmister Copy Share Image
Always trust yourself and your own feelings, as opposed to arguments and discussions. If it turns out that you are wrong, then… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
I'm in favor of any form of sexual relationship that gives pleasure to those involved. And I have never heard a convincing… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
It is only on the battlefield of ideas that the best ones can be recognized and ultimately prevail. Only those afraid of… — Glenn Beck Copy Share Image
The argument, now, is about whether Bolshevik Russia was 'better' than Nazi Germany. In the days when the New Left dawned, the… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
...[sacred] doctrine is especially based upon arguments from authority, inasmuch as its principles are obtained by revelation: thus we ought to believe… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for one's self-respect to be a punching bag. — Ed Koch Copy Share Image
It is a predisposition of human nature to consider an unpleasant idea untrue, and then it is easy to find arguments against… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
People do not like being lied to, and they do not like having their rights violated. So as soon as [officials] stop… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Let us face it: in the world today, money and economic strength remain more powerful arguments than the number of people you… — Guy Verhofstadt Copy Share Image
There's an argument that private debt, in some way, is creating indentured servants in our country. But public debt does not do… — Sam Seder Copy Share Image
Preserve the core, and let the rest flux. In their wonderful bestseller Built to Last, authors James Collins and Jerry Porras make… — Kevin Kelly Copy Share Image
Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong. -T-Shirt — Darynda Jones Copy Share Image
“people believe a conclusion is true, they are also very likely to believe arguments that appear to support it, even when these… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
Here is how you know someone has had a good idea: Other people freely admit to their friends that said idea has… — Kevin Hearne Copy Share Image
Convince us of our errors of doctrine, if we have any, by reason, by logical arguments, or by the Word of God,… — Orson Pratt Copy Share Image
For hundreds of pages the closely-reasoned arguments unroll, axioms and theorems interlock. And what remains with us in the end? A general… — Michael Frayn Copy Share Image
“Forgive me, madam," he said lightly, amused, "but waiting to make love to you again is straining my nerves." She scoffed but… — Adele Ashworth Copy Share Image
He that is not open to conviction is not qualified for discussion. — Richard Whately Copy Share Image
Sometimes when we fight with those we love, it is not victory that we seek, but peace. — Mercy Pheona Copy Share Image
We like to continue to believe what we have been accustomed to accept as true, and the resentment aroused when doubt is… — James Harvey Robinson Copy Share Image