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 ...

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.

quote by Charles Caleb Colton
Submitted by Lucian Velea
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