Advantage Quote by William Warburton

He who takes offense when offense was not intended is a fool, yet he who takes offense when offense is intended is an even…

— Brigham Young

A fool acquires knowledge only to his own disadvantage. It destroys what good he has, and turns his brains.

— Gautama Buddha

He who has a task to perform must know how to take sides, or he is quite unworthy of it.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

It is an undeniable privilege of every man to prove himself right in the thesis that the world is his enemy; for if he…

— Anonymous

It is almost always the unhappiness of a victorious disputant to destroy his own authority by claiming too many consequences, or diffusing his proposition…

— Samuel Johnson

When settling disputes between his subjects, he should ensure that his judgement is irrevocable; and he should be so regarded that no one ever…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“in the course of my observation, these disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory sometimes, but they…

— Benjamin Franklin

“One who is skillful at keeping the enemy on the move maintains deceitful appearances, according to which the enemy will act. He sacrifices something,…

— Sun Tzu

He who does wrong does wrong against himself. He who acts unjustly acts unjustly to himself, because he makes himself bad.

— Marcus Aurelius

When a man's knowledge is deep, he speaks well of an enemy. Instead of seeking revenge, he extends unexpected generosity. He turns insult into…

— Baltasar Gracian

He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them.

— Sun Tzu

When we wish to correct with advantage, and to show another that he errs, we must notice from what side he views the matter,…

— Blaise Pascal