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.

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.

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,

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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