We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself.
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We are not won by arguments that we can analyze, but by tone and temper; by the manner, which is the man himself.
It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy - but he who has shown the better temper.
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism until you provoke him. Severe truth is expressed with some bitterness.
The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.
Emotions may win arguments, but they don't win wars.
It is an excellent rule to be observed in all disputes, that men should give soft words and hard arguments; that they should not so much strive to vex as to convince each other.
When you let someone else win an argument, often you both end up winners.
If a man consults whether he is to fight, when he has the power in his own hands, it is certain that his opinion is against fighting.
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