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Argument
A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.
一小撮士兵总比满口争论强。
When an arguer argues dispassionately he thinks only of the argument.
当一个辩论者不动声色地争辩时,他只想到辩论本身。
There's nothing I like less than bad arguments for a view I hold dear.
对于我所珍视的观点,没有什么比糟糕的论据更让我喜欢的了。
Arguments, like children, should be like the subject that begets them.
争论就像孩子一样,应该是引发争论的主题。
It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue.
在自由和美德的事业中,成为少数派并不可耻。
At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed.
在这样的时刻,需要的是灼热的讽刺,而不是令人信服的论据。
Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.
争论是要避免的:它们总是粗俗的,而且往往令人信服。
When you let someone else win an argument, often you both end up winners.
当你让别人赢得一场争论时,通常你们都是赢家。
In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.
在争论中,真理总是占上风;在政治中,谎言总是存在的。
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. On Being a Teacher
选择大到重要、小到能赢的战役。关于当老师
Never argue with your wife about hostility when she's a certified Freudian.
当你的妻子是一个合格的弗洛伊德主义者时,千万不要因为敌意而和她争论。
There's nothing I like less than bad arguments for a view that I hold dear.
对于我所珍视的观点,没有什么比糟糕的论据更让我喜欢的了。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
You will find it hard to hear from God until you let go your rights and your agenda
除非你放弃你的权利和计划,否则你会发现很难听到上帝的声音
After an argument, silence may mean acceptance or the continuation of resistance by other means.
在争吵之后,沉默可能意味着接受或通过其他方式继续抵抗。
The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man who deserves one.
我所知道的有关永生的最好的论据是一个值得拥有永生的人的存在。
Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.
讽刺和挖苦都不是辩论。
Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.
每一场争论的背后都是一些人的无知。
My argument is that War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.
我的论点是战争创造了非常好的历史;但和平是贫乏的阅读。