Lots of heartache can be prevented by being a little careful while routine discussion with your fellow mates. You never know when your discussion may turn into arguments. The best way to win an argument is to avoid it. An argument is one thing you will never win. If you win an argument but lose a customer, friend, job, marriage. What kind of victory is it which leaves you pretty empty?

Here you win to lose. Arguments result from inflated ego. Arguing is like fighting a losing battle. Even if one wins, the cost may be more than the victory is worth. These emotional battles leave a residual ill will even if you win.

In an argument, both people are trying to have the last word. Argument is nothing more than a battle of egos and results in a yelling contest. A bigger fool than me one who knows it all is the one who argues with him!

Discussion entails not only saying the right thing at the right time but also leaving unsaid what need not be said. Children should be taught the art of speaking up but not talking back. As adults we should learn the art of disagreeing without being disagreeable. The way a person handles an argument reflects their upbringing.

I learned a long time ago never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty and besides, the pig likes it. – Cyrus Ching