Agnes Repplier Quotes

Rhetoric is cheap, evidence comes more dearly.

The proof of a theory is in its reasoning, not in its sponsorship. The proof of a theory is in its reasoning, not in its sponsorship.

Convictions can best be supported with experience and clear thinking.

A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a proof. And when you have a good proof, it's because it's proven.

Euclid taught me that without assumptions there is no proof. Therefore, in any argument, examine the assumptions.

A witty saying proves nothing.

Persuasion is clearly a sort of demonstration, since we are most fully persuaded when we consider a thing to have been demonstrated.

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth.

A statement is persuasive and credible either because it is directly self-evident or because it appears to be proved from other statements that are so.

In my opinion, it helps enormously to know why something is true, rather than being told it is true, for why should you believe me? Never believe anything on the authority of a single person but seek confirmation — and reason is the best confirmation

Analogies prove nothing, that is quite true, but they can make one feel more at home.

Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory.

I believe in things that have proof.

In Don Mills in the Sixties, nothing comes close to the humiliation of losing an argument. In our weird little creative circle, no one cares who has faster fists, but to lose an argument suggests inferior intelligence.

Convincing yourself doesn't win an argument.

Reasoning draws a conclusion, but does not make the conclusion certain, unless the mind discovers it by the path of experience.

He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

I get the impression the English kings were witty, for some reason. I feel like all you had was your wit.

A proof tells us where to concentrate our doubts.

If it doen't make sense, you should find for the defense.

The truth is always the strongest argument.

Don't confuse evidence with a conclusion.

If there is one thing that I take pride in, it is the fact that I never, ever make a charge without offering a substantial amount of support for it. You may ultimately end up not agreeing with me, but you will have to concede that I offered much evidence in support of my position, something that people frequently do not do.

Logic is pointless.