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 Arguments,
like criticism, come in at least two varieties: constructive and destructive. On
occasion, arguments have positive outcomes, especially when those arguments are
conducted by mature adults who are earnestly seeking the truth. Unfortunately,
most arguments do not fit that description.
The next time you feel tempted to give someone "a piece of your
mind" ask yourself which piece. Is it a piece of your anger or your
insight? If the answer is the later, then you’re free to speak up and share
your enlightenment with the world. But, if the answer is the former, think twice
before you vent. Since angry words, once spoken, can’t be retrieved, it’s
better to think long and hard before you rant and rave . . . unless, of course,
you’re a talk radio host or a professional wrestler.
About Arguments
"The best argument is that which seems to be only an
education."
Dale Carnegie
"Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument an exchange of
ignorance."
Robert Quillen
"It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man with an argument."
William G. McAdoo
"Argument is the worst sort of conversation."
Jonathan Swift
"Anger is a short madness."
Horace
Arguments Are
Seldom Won By Either Party . . .
"Debate is the death of conversation."
Emil Ludwig
"He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason
is weak."
Michel de Montaigne
"There's only one thing worse than the man who will argue over anything,
and that's the man who will argue over nothing."
Laurence Pete
"Anger tortures itself."
Publilius Syrus
"It is the growling man who lives a dog's life."
Coleman Cox
And Finally . . .
"Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but
also that you have increased a habit."
Epictetus
Keep cool; anger is not an argument.
Daniel Webster
Treat pain and rage as visitors.
Ben Hecht
"No person is important enough to make me angry."
Carlos Castaneda
"The man who strikes first admits his arguments have given out."
Chinese Proverb
"Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but
also that you have increased a habit."
Epictetus
Keep cool; anger is not an argument.
Daniel Webster
Treat pain and rage as visitors.
Ben Hecht
"No person is important enough to make me angry."
Carlos Castaneda
"The man who strikes first admits his arguments have given out."
Chinese Proverb
Written and Compiled by Criswell Freeman, PsyD.
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