“there is only one way under high heaven to get the best of an argument - and that is to avoid it.”
Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) American writer and lecturer
“I have come to the conclusion that there is only one way under high heaven to get the best of an argument— and that is to avoid it. Avoid it as you would avoid rattlesnakes and earthquakes.”
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