How many a dispute could have been deflated1 into a single paragraph if the disputants had dared to define their terms.
Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC)
The Argument from Intimidation2 is a confession3 of intellectual impotence.
Ayn Rand (1905 - 1982), The Virtue4 of Selfishness, 1964
My parents only had one argument in forty-five years. It lasted forty-three years.
Cathy Ladman
He who strikes the first blow admits he's lost the argument.
Chinese Proverb
I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer5 clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me.
Dave Barry (1947 - )
Use soft words and hard arguments.
English Proverb
The most perfidious6 way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately7 with faulty arguments.
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900), The Gay Science, section 191
The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.
G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)
No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.
Jascha Heifetz (1901 - 1987)
That's the beauty of argument-if you argue correctly, you're never wrong.
Jason Reitman and Christopher Buckly, Thank You for Smoking, 2006
If you go in for argument, take care of your temper. Your logic8, if you have any, will take care of itself.
Joseph Farrell
Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
Josh Billings (1818 - 1885)
Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.
Louis D. Brandeis (1856 - 1941)
Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing.
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.
Pierre Beaumarchais (1732 - 1799)
In a heated argument we are apt to lose sight of the truth.
Publilius Syrus (~100 BC)
The argument is at an end.
Saint Augustine (354 AD - 430 AD)
I learned an important lesson in the art of debate. Present your argument clearly, arm yourself with cutting wit and of course, bob and weave!
Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata, Animal Crossing: Wild World, 2005
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.
William G. McAdoo (1863 - 1941)
With reasonable men I will reason; with humane9 men I will plea; but to tyrants10 I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost.
William Lloyd Garrison11 (1805 - 1879)
For they are yet ear-kissing arguments.
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
1、deflated [dɪf'leɪtɪd]
adj. 灰心丧气的
参考例句：
I was quite deflated by her lack of interest in my suggestions.他对我的建议兴趣不大，令我感到十分气馁。
He was deflated by the news.这消息令他泄气。
2、intimidation [inˌtimə'deʃən]
n.恐吓，威胁
参考例句：
The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。
3、confession [kən'feʃən]
n.自白，供认，承认
参考例句：
Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。
