Two things, well considered, would prevent many quarrels: first, to have it well ascertained whether we are not disputing about terms, rather than things; and, secondly, to examine whether that on which we differ is worth contending about.


Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan (ed. 1823)

Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

Two things, well considered, would prevent many quarrels: first, to have it well ascertained whether we are not disputing about terms, rather than...

Two things, well considered, would prevent many quarrels: first, to have it well ascertained whether we are not disputing about terms, rather than...

Two things, well considered, would prevent many quarrels: first, to have it well ascertained whether we are not disputing about terms, rather than...

Two things, well considered, would prevent many quarrels: first, to have it well ascertained whether we are not disputing about terms, rather than...