Upright Quotes

212 quotes by 181 authors

Human beings do not carry civilization in their genes. All that we do carry in our genes are certain capacities- the capacity to learn to… — Margaret Mead
As God can send a nation or people no greater blessing than to give them faithful, sincere and upright ministers, so the greatest curse that… — George Whitefield
Prayer changes from entreaty to thanksgiving, and meditation on the divine truths of faith fills the heart with a sense of jubilation and unimpeachable hope.… — Gregory Palamas
Who are we? That is the big question. And essentially we are just an upright, walking, big brained, super intelligent ape. — Louise Leakey
"Stand still" - keep the posture of an upright man, ready for action, expecting further orders, cheerfully and patiently awaiting the directing voice; and it… — Charles Spurgeon
IMPALE, v.t. In popular usage, to pierce with any weapon which remains fixed in the wound . . . . properly, to put to death… — Ambrose Bierce
We hope to find more pieces of the puzzle which will shed light on the connection between this upright, walking ape, our early ancestor, and… — Richard Leakey
The word 'christian' means different things to different people. To one person it means a stiff, upright, inflexible way of life, colorless and unbending. To… — Eugene H. Peterson
The sun is shining, mynah birds are chattering, palm trees are swaying, so what. I'm in the hospital and I'm healthy. My heart is beating… — Kaui Hart Hemmings
The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous. — Confucius
Love is a great thing...which alone maketh every burden light.. Love is watchful, and while sleeping, still keeps watch; though fatigued, it is not weary;… — Thomas a Kempis
To be upright and to have an imagination: that is enough to be a very good young man. — Kenzaburo Oe
At once I feel that comedy is this amazing sort of transcendent thing, and I'm also open to the fact that maybe it's just an… — Bo Burnham
People are timid and apologetic; they are no longer upright; they dare not say "I think," "I am," but quote some saint or sage. They… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I think a lot of studios today are run by women, and we are entering a time when a lot of women have evolved in… — Judd Apatow
I always rejoice when I see a tribunal filled with a man of an upright and inflexible temper, who in the execution of his country — Joseph Addison
God gave man an upright countenance to survey the heavens, and to look upward to the stars. — Unknown Author
The upright, honest-hearted man Who strives to do the best he can, Need never fear the church's ban Or hell's damnation. — Robert Burns
Joy is everywhere; it is in the earth's green covering of grass: in the blue serenity of the sky: in the reckless exuberance of spring:… — Rabindranath Tagore
There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men. — Xunzi

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