Wanna be Right or a Winner ?

I was reading through an article in yesterday's (22.08.08) CD, the suppliment with Economic Times. The author has cited two examples and has almost justified the case of being a winner rather than being right. He cites the example of a sage who didn't pave way to the king in an attempt to cross the bridge first and in turn got killed. The arguments that the sage gave were egotistic and the author calls them the right arguements. But I think the words "right" or "wrong" can be understood only after being wise. I would not agree with the author that the sage was right, I would say the sage was not wise enough to let a king have a king's ego. In second example where an executive forgets the complete purpose of being in the meeting and goes astray in an attempt to prove his righteousness is a good example. What ultimetely matters is not to prove a point and lose thyself.