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    The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.

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To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.

To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.

by Confucius Found in: Cowardice Quotes, Right Quotes,
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All Nature is but art unknown to thee;
All chance direction, which thou canst not see;
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All Nature is but art unknown to thee;
All chance direction, which thou canst not see;
All discord, harmony not understood;
All partial evil, universal good;
And spite of pride, in erring reason's spite,
One truth is clear, Whatever is is right.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Right Quotes,
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No question is ever settled
Until it is settled right.

No question is ever settled
Until it is settled right.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Right Quotes,
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It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right.

It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right.

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The rule of the road is a paradox quite,
If you drive with a whip or a thong;
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The rule of the road is a paradox quite,
If you drive with a whip or a thong;
If you go to the left you are sure to be right,
If you go to the right you are wrong.

by Henry Erskine Found in: Right Quotes,
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Right as a trivet.

Right as a trivet.

by Richard Harris Barham Found in: Right Quotes,
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The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was

The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was

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Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.

Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.

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Might was the measure of right.
[Lat., Mensuraque juris
Vis erat.]

Might was the measure of right.
[Lat., Mensuraque juris
Vis erat.]

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