Men are apt to mistake the strength of their feeling for the strength of their argument. The heated mind resents the chill touch and relentless scrutiny of logic.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Men are often biased in their judgment on account of their sympathy and their interests.
It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend.
When we examine the opinions of men, we find that nothing is more uncommon than common sense; or, in other words, they lack judgment to discover plain truths or to reject absurdities and palpable contradictions.
Most men, when they think they are thinking, are merely rearranging their prejudices.
Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death.
Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.
Men are mad most of their lives; few live sane, fewer die so. The acts of people are baffling unless we realize that their wits are disordered. Man is driven to justice by his lunacy.
We are not won by arguments that we can analyze, but by tone and temper; by the manner, which is the man himself.
All men have an instinct for conflict: at least, all healthy men.
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.