The only way to win an argument

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I agree with Dale Carnegie, who says:

"The only way to win an argument is to avoid it." and--

"You may be right, dead right, as you speed along with your argument, but as far as changing another's mind is concerned, you will probably be just as futile if you were wrong."

"You can't win an argument. You can't because if you lose it, you lose it; and if you win it, you lose it. . . . you will feel fine. But what about him? You have made him feel inferior. You have hurt his pride. He will resent your triumph."

Ben Franklin said, "If you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a victory sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponent's good will."

Abraham Lincoln said, "No man who is resolved to make the most of himself can spare time for personal contention. . . . Better give your path to a dog than be bitten by him contesting for the right. Even killing the dog will not cure the bite."

Some people like to argue for fun. I think it is a detestable habit, and counterproductive, to say the least. Even if you know you're right, and are able to prove it--so what? Every argument you win makes you a lesser person overall. It's why I walk away when things get too contentious. Being in the middle of a snarling dog pack is not as fun as it looks on cartoons.