Right Quotes - Page 9

For many years I have regarded the Pentateuch simply as a record of a barbarous people, in which are found a great number of the ceremonies of savagery, many absurd and unjust laws, and thousands of ideas inconsistent with known and demonstrated facts. To me it seemed almost a crime to teach that this record was written by inspired men; that slavery, polygamy, wars of conquest and extermination were right, and that there was a time when men could win the approbation of infinite Intelligence, Justice, and Mercy, by violating maidens and by butchering babes.

Philosophy is a purely personal matter. A genuine philosopher's credo is the outcome of a single complex personality it cannot be transferred. No two persons if sincere can have the same philosophy.

We must all work in harmony with each other to stand up for what is right, to speak up for what is fair, and to always voice any corrections so that the ignorant become informed and justice is never ignored. Every time a person allows an act of ignorance to happen, they delay our progress for true change. Every person, molecule and thing matters. We become responsible for the actions of others the instant we become conscious of what they are doing wrong and fail to remind them of what is right.

I do not know where the error lies. I do not pretend to set people right, but I do see that they are often wrong.

Misfortunes occur only when a man is false.... Events circumstances etc. have their origin in ourselves. They spring from seeds which we have sown.

The ego is what drives a self-serving individual who hates to admit they are wrong.

No amount of study or learning will make a man a leader unless he has the natural qualities of one.

The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.

We came to life to leave a mark, either a wrong or right! So what route is your lifestyle taking?

I is who I is.

There is no right and wrong, and precepts are for fools. Every thing is just as it is! And we must experience things without condemning them, because if we condemn them, then we are becoming too involved.

Clear thinking at the wrong moment can stifle creativity.

I am most right because I realize I am most wrong

As a leader, you will see things you may never like to see; yours is to correct those things so that next time you open your eyes, you will see better things you wish to be seeing always. Leaders learn to right the wrong of society.

When a just cause reaches its flood-tide as ours has done ... whatever stands in the way must fall before its overwhelming power.

The middle path makes me wary. . . . But in the middle of my life, I am coming to see the middle path as a walk with wisdom where conversations of complexity can be found, that the middle path is the path of movement. . . . In the right and left worlds, the stories are largely set. . . . We become missionaries for a position . . . practitioners of the missionary position. Variety is lost. Diversity is lost. Creativity is lost in our inability to make love with the world.

Olivier took a deep breath, then turned and bowed in farewell. Gersonides nodded in return, then thought of something."The manuscript you brought me, by that bishop. It argues that understanding is more important than movement. That action is virtuous only if it reflects pure comprehension, and that virtue comes from the comprehension, not the action."Olivier frowned. "So?""Dear boy, I must tell you a secret.""What?""I do believe it is wrong.

There is always a certain peace in being what one is in being that completely.

Walking through life, we spend most of our energy choosing the right shoes.

There are four things you need to know about war. One, every action requires careful tactics. Two, never lose hope and fight only for what is right. Three, be brave but you don't have to be fearless. And four, be willing to sacrifice.

WRITE. Take your time and play with the words until you feel you got them RIGHT.

Each citizen should play his part in the community according to his individual gifts.

Only when your inner life is right will your outer life be right as well.

There is no wrong time to do the right thing.

I fear nothing when I am doing right,' said Jack.'Then,' said the lady in the red cap, 'you are one of those who slay giants.

Our multiplication must increase to fill the earth. That right there, is a possession

A man like Verdi must write like Verdi.

Never joined the wrong boat. When the destination is right, and the direction is wronged, everything goes wrongly!

Keep true. Never be ashamed of doing right. Decide what you think is right and stick to it.

You can't make people right by making them feel wrong!

A mistake isn’t a mistake unless it can’t be put right.

No knowledge comes to you late. It comes just at the time when you are ready for it.

What does reason demand of a man? A very easy thing-to live in accord with his own nature.

Don't give up! It seems difficult to you, right? Why not do something little about it every? A little strike each day can chop down big trees. Give it a try!

There is a need to find and sing our own song to stretch our limbs and shake them in a dance so wild that nothing can roost there that stirs the yearning for solitary voyage.

It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun. Yet is it any more unusual to find grace in the texture and softly curved silhouette of a bun than to reflect lovingly on ... the arrangement of textures and colors in a butterfly's wing?

You must never, at any rate, lend yourself to the wrong, in any form, which you condemn.

She had been proved right so eloquently, she had thought, that comments were unnecessary.

Check your heart and make sure your intention steers you in the right direction.

In the world to come they will not ask me "Why were you not Moses?" They will ask me "Why were you not Zusya?"

There is no shame in doing the right thing , even if its too late.

There is only one creature who is always right is a WOMAN...!!!

Two wrongs can never make a right.

To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.

Desire to always be on the right way no matter how tough it gets. A very slow movement on the right way is better than overwhelming speed on the wrong path!

Three great actions: To do what is right, To love mercy, and To walk humbly with Yahweh.

I was the kind nobody thought could make it. I had a funny Boston accent. I couldn't pronounce my R's. I wasn't a beauty.

Typically, in politics, more than one horse is owned and managed by the same team in an election. There's always and extra candidate who will slightly mimic the views of their team's opposing horse, to cancel out that person by stealing their votes just so the main horse can win. Elections are puppet shows. Regardless of their rainbow coats and many smiles, the agenda is one and the same.

Men whose trade is rat-catching love to catch rats the bug destroyer seizes on his bug with delight and the suppressor is gratified by finding his vice.

Being over there changes a man. Right and wrong don't look so different anymore to some.

Having the right attitude is fundamental to being an effective leader.

We had as lief not be as not be ourselves.

...he had acquired the conviction that one had to concern oneself with the rational, not the insane—that one had to seek that which was right, because the right answer always won—that the senseless, the wrong, the monstrously unjust could not work, could not succeed, could do nothing but defeat itself.

People will go through their entire lives justifying every damn decision…they’ll fight for all the wrong things, until finally the right thing stares at them square in the face. That’s when the choices start to matter. Because in the end, you’re a creature of habit. So you may want to choose right, but choose wrong in the end — because you’re so damn used to it. It’s tragic, then again, life’s tragic

Nobody gets praised for the right reasons.

You do not have the right to waste time

Do what is right and what is good." -- Bryeison to Alasdair before going to his death on the battlefield.

Let your choice be: reject the wrong, but choose the right.

Go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize after something's been done than to get permission ahead of time.

The future will be bright, if you play it right!