Never do I argue with a man with a desire to hear him say what is wrong, or to expose him and win victory over him.
AL-SHAFI'IWhenever I face an opponent in debate I silently pray – O Lord, help him so that truth may flow from his heart and on his tongue, and so that if truth is on my side.
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