239 Quotes About Right-and-wrong

No really, Lainey. Give it a chance. Millions of readers can't be wrong.""That's like saying millions of boy-band fans can't be wrong," I mutter, but I flip through a few more pages.

Being right, and being happy, are not always the same thing. How many times do we find ourselves right, and very upset about it?... just as many times as we find ourselves wrong, and very happy about that.

It's easy to say you will do what's right and shun what's wrong, but when you get close enough to any given situation, you realize that there is no black or white. There are gradations of gray.

While public opinion might sway back and forth, right and wrong do not.

Brittney, it was wrong to murder even before Moses brought down the commandments. Right and wrong doesn't come from God. It's inside us. And we know it. And even if God appears right in front of us, and tells us to our faces to murder, it's still wrong.

Deciding on the right thing to do in a situation is a bit like deciding on the right thing to wear to a party. [...] The truth is that you can never be sure if you have decided on the right thing until the party is over, and by then it is too late to go back and change your mind, which is why the world is filled with people doing terrible things and wearing ugly clothing.

The great thing about being the only species that makes a distinction between right and wrong is that we can make up the rules for ourselves as we go along.

The real point of the matter is that what we call a 'wrong datum' is one which is inconsistent with all other known data. It is our only criterion for right and wrong.

Something is either right or it’s wrong,” Dalinar said, feeling stubborn. “The Almighty doesn't come into it.”“God,” Navani said flatly, “doesn't come into whether his commands are right or wrong.”“Er. Yes.