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If in argument we can make a man angry with us, we have drawn him from his vantage ground and overcome him.

If in argument we can make a man angry with us, we have drawn him from his vantage ground and overcome him.

Walter Savage Landor
Anger, Men, Overcoming
Walter Savage Landor (1853). “Imaginary Conversations of Greeks and Romans”, p.428

Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear the perspicacity, guide the judgment, or improve the heart.

Walter Savage Landor
Anger, Heart, Understanding
Walter Savage Landor (1856). “Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor”, p.242

The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.

Walter Savage Landor
Love, Anger, Flames
Walter Savage Landor (2016). “Delphi Collected Poetical Works of Walter Savage Landor (Illustrated)”, p.66, Delphi Classics

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