Quote of the Day

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

“I ceased in the year 1764 to believe that one can convince one’s opponents with arguments printed in books. It is not to do that, therefore, that I have taken up my pen, but merely so as to annoy them, and to bestow strength and courage on those on our own side, and to make it known to the others that they have not convinced us.” — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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5 Responses to Quote of the Day

  1. Epiminondas's avatar Epiminondas says:
    November 15, 2012 at 3:59 pm

    Isn’t that why we’re here?

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  2. Sir Barken Hyena's avatar Sir Barken Hyena says:
    November 15, 2012 at 10:38 pm

    Damn good reasons. “To Annoy” – what’s that in latin?

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  3. Sir Barken Hyena's avatar Sir Barken Hyena says:
    November 16, 2012 at 2:26 am

    This is a good one:
    vexata quaestio
    In law, a vexed question; a question often agitated or discussed, but not determined or settled; a question or point that has been determined differently, and so left doubtful.

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