“Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.”
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, 26th president of the United States
“I know what we do is right but right doesn't always mean easy.”
— Christopher Paolini, book Brisingr
Source: Brisingr
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Context: It isn't always easy to act on what's in your head instead of what's in your heart. And it isn't always right to. The whole trick to knowing what to do is deciding when to make yourself listen to your head, and when it's okay to just follow your feelings.
“The time is always right to do what’s right.”
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Speech delivered in Finney Chapel at Oberlin College (22 October 1964), as reported in "When MLK came to Oberlin" by Cindy Leise, The Chronicle-Telegram (21 January 2008) http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2008/01/21/when-mlk-came-to-oberlin/ <br class="br">1960s <br class="br">Variant: The time is always right to do what’s right.