Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument is an exchange of ignorance

Quote by Robert Quillen

Topics: Ignorance Quotes

Great art is never produced for its own sake. It is too difficult to be...

Great art is never produced for its own sake. It is too difficult to be...

If there be anything that can be called genius, it consists chiefly in ability to...

If there be anything that can be called genius, it consists chiefly in ability to...

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.

There are glimpses of heaven to us in every act, or thought, or word, that...

There are glimpses of heaven to us in every act, or thought, or word, that...

If we wish to make a new world we have the material ready. The first...

If we wish to make a new world we have the material ready. The first...

As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer.

As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer.

If you count all your assets, you always show a profit

If you count all your assets, you always show a profit

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.

The formula of the argument is simple and familiar: to dispose of a problem all...

The formula of the argument is simple and familiar: to dispose of a problem all...

I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and...

I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and...

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

The more arguments you win, the less friends you will have

The more arguments you win, the less friends you will have

Arguments out of a pretty mouth are unanswerable

Arguments out of a pretty mouth are unanswerable

There are two sides to every argument, unless a person is personally involved, in which...

There are two sides to every argument, unless a person is personally involved, in which...

Arguments, like men are often pretenders

Arguments, like men are often pretenders

Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes

Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes

The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most...

The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most...

Arguments with furniture are rarely productive.

Arguments with furniture are rarely productive.

Since when was an emotional argument won by logic?

Since when was an emotional argument won by logic?

He would argue the moon was blue

He would argue the moon was blue

It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile.

It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile.

The only progress that knowledge allows is in enabling us to describe more and more...

The only progress that knowledge allows is in enabling us to describe more and more...