Memorable Arguing Quotes

128 result(s) for Arguing Quotes.
"The greatest victory is that which requires no battle."
Sun Tzu
"Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience."
Mark Twain
"In arguments, truth is often a casualty."
David Mamet
"When you ask questions, you are a fool for five minutes. When you don’t ask questions, you will be a fool for life."
Chinese Proverb
"An argument is usually a battle of wits between two people unarmed."
Unknown
"The moment we stop arguing, we start to discover the truth."
Archibald MacLeish
"Don't raise your voice, improve your argument."
Desmond Tutu
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"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
Winston S. Churchill
"If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies."
Desmond Tutu
"The first rule of argument, my dear Watson, is to have a point."
Unknown
"Arguments are the price of freedom."
James Gilmore
"There is no great genius without a tincture of madness."
Aristotle
"An argument is a discussion that is not being resolved."
Unknown
"To be right is not just a matter of winning an argument; it’s really a question of what is true."
Terry Eagleton
"Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know."
Lao Tzu
"All great truths begin as blasphemies."
George Bernard Shaw
"Disagreement is the beginning of conversation."
Unknown
"A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking."
Dale Carnegie
"Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the latter will make them jealous."
Pythagoras
"To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing."
Elbert Hubbard
"In arguments, the man who is right is not the one who is passionate, but the one who makes sense."
Elie Wiesel
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"What you are speaks so loudly, I can't hear what you are saying."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"In arguments, whoever is in the right, it is always because they have been able to put the matter in the most favorable light."
Arthur Schopenhauer
"The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing."
Stephen Covey
"You can't win an argument with a smart person, but you can lose one with a stupid person."
Anonymous
"In argument, the law is often a tool for the strong."
Marco Rubio
"It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it."
Joseph Joubert
"The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none."
Thomas Carlyle
"Never argue with a fool. People might not know the difference."
Mark Twain
"An argument is always a sign that there is a failure of communication."
David J. Schwartz
"The first duty of a philosopher is to define his terms."
Clarence I. Lewis
"Arguing with a fool proves there are two."
Doris E. Cohen
"The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard."
William Hazlitt
"The more you argue, the less you accomplish."
Albert Einstein
"People always want to talk about what they know. That's their identity, and they don't really want to debate half the time."
Condoleezza Rice
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"When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary."
William Wrigley Jr.
"The best way to win an argument is to win it without having one."
Anonymous
"Disagreement is not a reason to dislike someone; it is simply an opportunity to understand their point of view."
Anonymous
"The only way to have a successful argument is to be able to see both sides."
Anonymous
"Of all human activities, man's commenting on man is the least pleasurable."
Harold Pinter
"Do not argue about what you don’t know, for your ignorance will only be revealed."
Anonymous
"When faced with an argument, seek to understand rather than to respond."
Anonymous
"It is better to interrupt the game than to allow a major dispute to spoil it."
Anonymous
"A wise man fights to win, but knows when to walk away."
Anonymous
"Before you engage in an argument, consider the consequences of your words."
Anonymous
"Avoiding argument is far easier than resolving it."
Anonymous
"Arguing is a failure of communication, let dialogue take its place."
Anonymous
"He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened."
Lao Tzu
"The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite."
Tennessee Williams
"The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be."
Socrates
"In an argument, the one who is silent is the one who is strongest."
Taoist Proverb
"You can’t win an argument with a person who knows they are right."
Anonymous
"Argument is the worst sort of conversation."
Jonathan Swift
"Most people lose their ability to reason when they become emotionally involved in an argument."
Unknown
"To be right is not only to be right but to be understood."
Friedrich Nietzsche
"When you argue with reality, you lose, but only 100% of the time."
Byron Katie
"The first rule of debate is: believe the opponent knows something you don’t."
Anonymous
"The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall be a by-product of his actions."
James M. Barrie
"Arguments cannot be answered with silence."
Cicero
"We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist."
James Baldwin
"A good argument can be made for both sides of an issue, and many sides are ignored."
Anonymous
"Argumentation is a process, not an outcome."
Catherine O'Leary
"A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life."
Charles Darwin
"In any argument, there are always three sides: your side, my side, and the truth."
Anonymous
"If you are not prepared to be wrong, you will never come up with anything original."
Ken Robinson
"In argument, truth always prevails."
Heraclitus
"Arguments often confuse a person's position with their value as a human being."
Anonymous
"Disagreement has its advantages, to be sure, but it's not the only path to truth."
Anonymous
"Dialogue is the most vital way to engage with our differences."
Anonymous
"Truth is powerful and it prevails."
Sojourner Truth
"The surest way to make a monkey out of a man is to let him argue with you."
Anonymous
"In a dispute the wisely spoken word is like a bright light in the darkness."
Anonymous
"The time is always right to do what is right."
Martin Luther King Jr.
"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about."
Oscar Wilde
"In an argument, the one who is losing always appears to be more logical."
John Kenneth Galbraith
"Disagreement may be the beginning of wisdom, but not the end."
James W. Pennebaker
"I never forget a face, but in your case, I’ll be glad to make an exception."
Groucho Marx
"A good argument is like a good sword fight. The skill is in the handling, not the weapon."
Anonymous
"The greatest problem with communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished."
George Bernard Shaw
"There is no greater sin than to be indifferent to injustice."
Mahatma Gandhi
"You can't stop people from talking behind your back. Their minds are not your business."
Anonymous
"It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not."
André Gide
"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."
Mark Twain
"Arguments about taste should always be settled with the taste of the argument."
Anonymous
"The most dangerous thing a person can do is to take themselves too seriously."
Anonymous
"To find yourself, think for yourself."
Socrates
"When you’re right, you can afford to shut up."
Anonymous
"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."
William Shakespeare
"People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."
Theodore Roosevelt
"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."
Euripides
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
Martin Luther King Jr.
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."
Abraham Lincoln
"Sometimes I think that the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us."
Bill Watterson
"We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal."
Tennessee Williams
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
Mahatma Gandhi
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."
Oscar Wilde
"When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser."
Socrates
"A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still."
Dale Carnegie
"Your silence will not protect you."
Audre Lorde
"The best way to win an argument is to avoid it."
Anonymous
"Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing."
Oscar Wilde
"In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for the truth and have begun striving for ourselves."
Buddha
"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."
Seneca
"People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway."
Mother Teresa
"My idea is that the whole world is in a conspiracy to make you happy."
Robert Anton Wilson
"If two people agree on everything, one of them is unnecessary."
Anonymous
"To be a good debater, you need to listen well."
Anonymous
"In arguing, you should consider what you are arguing against, and what it represents."
Anonymous
"The aim of argument, or of debate, should not be victory, but progress."
Joseph Joubert
"If you want to persuade me, you must think my thoughts and feel my feelings."
Anonymous
"Never argue with a fool; onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."
Mark Twain
"The only thing more dangerous than a fact is a bad theory."
Anonymous
"Beware of entering a battle of wits unarmed."
Anonymous
"The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said."
Peter Drucker
"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."
Jane Goodall
"The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution."
Bertrand Russell
"We should not only use our voice, but we should also use our ears."
Anonymous
"Disagreement is not a disagreement without discussion."
Anonymous
"Sometimes when you’re angry, you may say things you do not intend. Before arguing, take a moment to breathe and think clearly."
Anonymous
"When two people argue, it is their ego trying to satisfy their need to win."
Anonymous
"It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog."
Mark Twain
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."
Albert Einstein
"Disagreements can lead to new possibilities if approached with an open mind."
Anonymous
"When you argue with reality, you lose."
Byron Katie
"He who knows how to think has the mind ready to argue."
Anonymous
"A wise man settles his disputes without raising his voice."
Anonymous
"Your fiercest rival is in your mind."
Anonymous
"Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is to stop arguing and start listening."
Anonymous
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