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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.
But 'twas a maxim he had often tried,
That right was right, and there he would abide.
But 'twas a maxim he had often tried,
That right was right, and there he would abide.
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.
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
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
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.
Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes read more
Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
For the ultimate notion of right is that which tends to the
universal good; and when one's acting in read more
For the ultimate notion of right is that which tends to the
universal good; and when one's acting in a certain manner has
this tendency he has a right thus to act.
- Francis Hutcheson,
