"True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings; Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings."

"It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds."

"Thou hast nor youth nor age, but, as it were, an after-dinner's sleep, dreaming on both."

"When beggars die, there are no comets seen; the heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes."

"He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself."

"To be a well-flavored man is the gift of fortune, but to write or read comes by nature."

"If you go in for argument, take care of your temper. Your logic, if you have any, will take care of itself."

"Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing."

"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!"

"No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other."

"The most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately with faulty arguments."

"It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument."