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Argument Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Nor knowest thou what argument Thy life to thy neighbor's creed has lent. All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone.
- Put the argument into a concrete shape, into an image, some hard phrase, round and solid as a ball, which they can see and handle…
- The judge weighs the arguments and puts a brave face on the matter, and since there must be a decision, decides as he can, and…
- For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a poem, - a thought so passionate and alive that like the spirit of…
- A good symbol is the best argument, and is a missionary to persuade thousands.
- There is always a certain meanness in the argument of conservatism, joined with a certain superiority in its fact.
- If I know your sect, I anticipate your argument
- For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a poem.
- When an argument flares up, the wise man quenches it with silence
- The sexton, tolling his bell at noon, Deems not that great Napoleon Stops his horse, and lists withdelight, Whilst his files sweep round yon Alpine…
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- Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony. — Jane Austen
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- The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers. — Lord Acton
- Preaching is to much avail, but practice is far more effective. A godly life is the strongest argument you can offer the… — Hosea Ballou
- I don't believe it. Prove it to me and I still won't believe it. — Douglas Adams
- My wife was too beautiful for words, but not for arguments. — John Barrymore
- I come from an Italian family. One of the greatest and most profound expressions we would ever use in conversations or arguments… — Mario Batali
- It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them. — Pierre Beaumarchais
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- A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side. — Joseph Addison