~ He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense ~
~ 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 ~
~ Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side ~
~ Where all is but dream, reasoning and arguments are of no use, truth and knowledge nothing ~
~ Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument ~
~ Fallacious and misleading arguments are most easily detected if set out in correct syllogistic form ~
~ When the philosopher's argument becomes tedious, complicated, and opaque, it is usually a sign that he is attempting to prove as true to the intellect what is plainly false to common sense ~
~ Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up ~
~ Convincing yourself doesn't win an argument ~
~ The job of arguing with the umpire belongs to the manager, because it won't hurt the team if he gets thrown out of the game ~
~ I have heard many arguments which influenced my opinion, but never one which influenced my vote ~
~ No mistake is so commonly made by clever people as that of assuming a cause to be bad because the arguments of its supporters are, to a great extent, nonsensical ~