The aimof argument

The aimof argument
The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.
  

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He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.
If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.
A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.
The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.
I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.
To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.
Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.
A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.
What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.
Only the educated are free.