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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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Always do right. That will gratify some of the people and
astonish the rest.

Always do right. That will gratify some of the people and
astonish the rest.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Right Quotes,
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A man does not attain the status of Galileo merely because he is
persecuted; he must also be right.

A man does not attain the status of Galileo merely because he is
persecuted; he must also be right.

by Stephen Jay Gould Found in: Right Quotes,
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Let us have faith that Right makes Might, and in that faith let
us to the end dare to read more

Let us have faith that Right makes Might, and in that faith let
us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it.

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Right Quotes,
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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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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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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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No one can be right all of the time, but it helps to be right most of the time.

No one can be right all of the time, but it helps to be right most of the time.

by Robert Half Found in: Right Quotes,
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Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.

Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.

by Kahlil Gibran Found in: Right Quotes,
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For right is right, since God is God,
And right the day must win;
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For right is right, since God is God,
And right the day must win;
To doubt would be disloyalty,
To falter would be sin.

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