There is always a multitude of reasons both in favor of doing a thing and against doing it. The art of debate lies in presenting them; the art of life lies in neglecting ninety-nine hundredths of them.

Quote by Mark Rutherford

Topics: Debate Quotes, Lies Quotes, Reason Quotes

Every faculty and virtue I possess can be used as an instrument with which to...

Every faculty and virtue I possess can be used as an instrument with which to...

When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that...

When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that...

A true knowledge of ourselves is knowledge of our power.

A true knowledge of ourselves is knowledge of our power.

There is always a multitude of reasons both in favor of doing a thing and...

There is always a multitude of reasons both in favor of doing a thing and...

Every faculty and virtue I possess can be used as an instrument with which to...

Every faculty and virtue I possess can be used as an instrument with which to...

When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that...

When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that...

We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by...

We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by...

The thief is no danger to the beggar

The thief is no danger to the beggar

If you define cowardice as running away at the first sign of danger, screaming and...

If you define cowardice as running away at the first sign of danger, screaming and...

But if you are in danger, then (say your prayers) on foot or on horseback;...

But if you are in danger, then (say your prayers) on foot or on horseback;...

The fast lane I am flying down is one with no end in sight filled...

The fast lane I am flying down is one with no end in sight filled...

Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life...

Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life...

The petition of an empty hand is dangerous

The petition of an empty hand is dangerous

The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more...

The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more...

I laugh in the face of danger ahhhhhahahaha -Simba

I laugh in the face of danger ahhhhhahahaha -Simba

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is...

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is...

What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but...

What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but...

Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.

Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.

You can't talk of the dangers of snake poisoning and not mention snakes.

You can't talk of the dangers of snake poisoning and not mention snakes.

The buffalo isn't as dangerous as everyone makes him out to be. Statistics prove that...

The buffalo isn't as dangerous as everyone makes him out to be. Statistics prove that...