A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Quote #37

About this quote

What does it mean?: He argues that force is often more effective in conflict than reasoning or debate.
In plain terms: Soldiers resolve issues better than arguments do.
What can you take from it?: Power often outweighs reason.

Force can be a last resort.

Nothing can contribute more to peace of soul than the lack of any opinion whatever.
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