http://meditationsonmeaning.com/2007/01/23/how-to-win-any-debate%E2%80%A6-even-if-you%E2%80%99re-less-intelligent-less-prepared-and-less-attractive-than-your-opponent/

Daydreamer, If you had pm ed me to point it out I would have rectified it myself, no problem

How to Win a debate...even if you are less intelligent and less prepared.....
Many people think that a debate is about choosing a position and holding steadfastly to that position until, perhaps, an opponent breaks. But this is a very limiting view of winning, because it doesn’t allow for the kind of discussion that creates better options and better decisions. Winning isn’t about forcing our opinions down others’ throats with whatever rhetoric we can muster… it’s about creating an atmosphere for collaboration and change.

Verbum Sapienti Sat Est
Don't jump to conclusions
About others' illusions;
You may find
An axe to grind
If you look at your own delusions

Plato:

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something

and this is something to think about quoting Seneca:

Optimum est pati quod emendare non possis.
It is best to endure what you cannot change.

that good people will be leaving

Where are the clowns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQDiKGRut80