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

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

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

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.

Don't get it right, just get it written

Don't get it right, just get it written

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,

For right is right, since God is God,
And right the day must win;
To doubt would read more

For right is right, since God is God,
And right the day must win;
To doubt would be disloyalty,
To falter would be sin.

Only kings, presidents, editors, and people with tapeworms have the right to use the editorial "we."

Only kings, presidents, editors, and people with tapeworms have the right to use the editorial "we."

He will hew to the line of right, let the chips fly where they
may.

He will hew to the line of right, let the chips fly where they
may.