The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion, but rather to know it. Andre Maurois
The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion, but rather to know it.ArgumentQuotations by Andre Maurois
Month: November 2008
Debate is the death of conversation. Emil Ludwig
Debate is the death of conversation.ArgumentQuotations by Emil Ludwig
When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you. Irving Layton
When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.ArgumentQuotations by Irving Layton
Quarrels would not last so long if the fault lay only on one side. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Quarrels would not last so long if the fault lay only on one side.ArgumentQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
When all are wrong, everyone is right. La Lehaussee
When all are wrong, everyone is right.ArgumentQuotations by La Lehaussee
The argument of the strongest is always the best. Jean De La Fontaine
The argument of the strongest is always the best.ArgumentQuotations by Jean De La Fontaine
You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it’s good for ones self-respect to be a punching bag. Edward Koch
You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it’s good for ones self-respect to be a punching bag.ArgumentQuotations by Edward Koch
The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. Joseph Joubert
The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.ArgumentQuotations by Joseph Joubert
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle it without debate. Joseph Joubert
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle it without debate.ArgumentQuotations by Joseph Joubert
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause. Victor Hugo
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.ArgumentQuotations by Victor Hugo
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it. Edgar Watson Howe
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.ArgumentQuotations by Edgar Watson Howe
Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear. Thomas C. Haliburton
Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.ArgumentQuotations by Thomas C. Haliburton
The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right. Lord Quintin Hogg Hailsham
The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right.ArgumentQuotations by Lord Quintin Hogg Hailsham
Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding. Andre Gide
Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.ArgumentQuotations by Andre Gide
Soft words are hard arguments. Thomas Fuller
Soft words are hard arguments.ArgumentQuotations by Thomas Fuller
I had a lovers quarrel with the world. Robert Frost
I had a lovers quarrel with the world.ArgumentQuotations by Robert Frost
Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments. Nathaniel Emmons
Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.ArgumentQuotations by Nathaniel Emmons
A doctor can bury his mistakes, but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines. Frank Lloyd Wright
A doctor can bury his mistakes, but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.ArchitectureQuotations by Frank Lloyd Wright
All fine architectural values are human vales, else not valuable. Frank Lloyd Wright
All fine architectural values are human vales, else not valuable.ArchitectureQuotations by Frank Lloyd Wright
Form ever follows function. Louis Henry Sullivan
Form ever follows function.ArchitectureQuotations by Louis Henry Sullivan
Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders. Seneca
Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders.ArchitectureQuotations by Seneca
Architecture is petrified music. Felix E. Schelling
Architecture is petrified music.ArchitectureQuotations by Felix E. Schelling
When we build, let us think that we build for ever. John Ruskin
When we build, let us think that we build for ever.ArchitectureQuotations by John Ruskin
No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple. John Ruskin
No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple.ArchitectureQuotations by John Ruskin
Architecture is the art of how to waste space. Philip Johnson
Architecture is the art of how to waste space.ArchitectureQuotations by Philip Johnson
All architects want to live beyond their deaths. Philip Johnson
All architects want to live beyond their deaths.ArchitectureQuotations by Philip Johnson
Architecture is to make us know and remember who we are. Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe
Architecture is to make us know and remember who we are.ArchitectureQuotations by Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe
The only legitimate artists in England are the architects. Benjamin Haydon
The only legitimate artists in England are the architects.ArchitectureQuotations by Benjamin Haydon
A modern, harmonic and lively architecture is the visible sign of an authentic democracy. Walter Gropius
A modern, harmonic and lively architecture is the visible sign of an authentic democracy.ArchitectureQuotations by Walter Gropius
Light, God’s eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building. Thomas Fuller
Light, God’s eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.ArchitectureQuotations by Thomas Fuller
Don’t fight forces, use them. R. Buckminster Fuller
Don’t fight forces, use them.ArchitectureQuotations by R. Buckminster Fuller
The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture. Salvador Dali
The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.ArchitectureQuotations by Salvador Dali
The principle of the Gothic architecture is infinity made imaginable. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The principle of the Gothic architecture is infinity made imaginable.ArchitectureQuotations by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Architecture is inhabited sculpture. Constantin Brancusi
Architecture is inhabited sculpture.ArchitectureQuotations by Constantin Brancusi
Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money. Ambrose Bierce
Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money.ArchitectureQuotations by Ambrose Bierce
When it comes to getting things done, we need fewer architects and more bricklayers. Colleen C. Barrett
When it comes to getting things done, we need fewer architects and more bricklayers.ArchitectureQuotations by Colleen C. Barrett
An archaeologist is someone whose career lies in ruins. Source Unknown
An archaeologist is someone whose career lies in ruins.ArchaeologistQuotations by Source Unknown
Those whose approval you seek most give you the least. Rozanne Weissman
Those whose approval you seek most give you the least.ApprovalQuotations by Rozanne Weissman
Everybody has the right to be left alone but nobody has the right to demand approval. Source Unknown
Everybody has the right to be left alone but nobody has the right to demand approval.ApprovalQuotations by Source Unknown
I have no methods; all I do is accept people as they are. Dr. Paul Tournier
I have no methods; all I do is accept people as they are.ApprovalQuotations by Dr. Paul Tournier