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Meanings of act rightly in English

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Usage of act rightly in English
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If we act rightly we shall act freely, and yet be determined.
Bergson and His Philosophy
2
I shall be glad to see you act rightly in future.
Dick Cheveley: His Adventures and Misadventures
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She will act rightly till there is an irrepressible irruption, and then, beware.
Opening a Chestnut Burr
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You'd act rightly toward a man, I suppose, as a matter of course.
The Wharf by the Docks: A Novel
5
The lungs never act rightly, never oxygenate the blood sufficiently.
Stammering, Its Cause and Cure
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If I act rightly to mankind, I shall fear nothing.
Clotel; Or, The President's Daughter
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And when men act rightly and advantageously they seem to you to be temperate?
Protagoras
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They act rightly one day, and wrongly the next.
Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8)
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The sage alone could act rightly, but other people might perform "the proprieties."
A Guide to Stoicism
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SOCRATES: And so you will act rightly and well?
Alcibiades I
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And they who do not act rightly act foolishly, and in acting thus are not temperate?
Protagoras
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You can't act rightly toward a woman, a girl, without expecting to be paid for it.
The Wharf by the Docks: A Novel
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It was beyond his strength to act rightly!
Mary Barton
14
By following the Lethani, you act rightly.
The Wise Man’s Fear
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If you act rightly success follows.
The Wise Man’s Fear
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But I want to act rightly.
The Longest Journey
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