John MorleyThinkers

An Argument is rarely won through bullying — you have not converted a man because you have silenced him.

Evolution is not a force but a process, not a cause but a law.

How is everything — It is not enough to do good; one must do it the right way.

How is important — Three things matter in a speech - who says it, how he says it, and what he says, and of the three, the latter matters the least.

Letter writing is a most delightful way of wasting time.

Persuasion is nothing like argumentation. You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.

Politics is a field where the choice lies constantly between two blunders.

Politics is a field where action is one long second best and where the choice constantly lies between two blunders.

A Proverb is good sense brought to a point.

A Speech is chiefly reliant on three things - who says it, how he says it, and what he says, and of the three, the latter matters the least.