Upright Quotes

212 Upright quotes by 181 unique authors

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. — Ovid
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
I know how important it is to have your quarterback standing upright. Matter of fact, I know how important it is not to allow someone… — Emmitt Smith
My mum's family would all get together, with guitars, harmonica, mandolins and upright bass and play old blues and folk songs. That was normal to… — Dan Auerbach
We see only the simple motion of descent, since that other circular one common to the Earth, the tower, and ourselves remains imperceptible. There remains… — Galileo Galilei
Friendship with the upright, with the truthful and with the well informed is beneficial. Friendship with those who flatter, with those who are meek and… — Confucius
May you always be courageous, stand upright and be strong, may you stay forever young. — Bob Dylan
Achilles too staggered a moment. He felt his soul change colour. Blood pooled at his feet, and though he continued to stand upright and triumphant… — David Malouf
Cyprus was a breath away from economic collapse. It was a big battle in which we came out wounded, but upright and determined to make… — Nicos Anastasiades
Someone skipped on the rent and they left behind a huge upright piano, which got moved into our apartment so the other apartment could get… — Cy Coleman
I knew I wanted to be an actor for a long time, but I was based out of Chicago and then I went to New… — Jake M. Johnson
The upright, if he suffer calumny to move him, fears the tongue of man more than the eye of God. — Charles Caleb Colton
Knavery is supple, and can bend, but honesty is firm and upright and yields not. — Charles Caleb Colton
Virtues are in the middle, the royal way about which the saintly elder (Saint Basil the Great) said, "Travel on the royal way and count… — Dorotheus of Gaza
There is no praise in being upright, where no one can, or tries to corrupt you. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites; for she frequents the poor man's hut, as well as the palace of his… — William Shenstone
Our rages, daughters of despair, creep and squirm like worms. Prayer is the only form of revolt which remains upright. — Georges Bernanos
A tailor, though a man of upright dealing,-- True but for lying,--honest but for stealing,-- Did fall one day extremely sick by chance And on… — John Harington
Freedom is dangerous. Possibly crawling on all fours might be safer than standing upright, but we like the view better up there. — Isabel Paterson
The need of expansion is as genuine an instinct in man as the need in a plant for the light, or the need in man… — Matthew Arnold
To discriminate against a thoroughly upright citizen because he belongs to some particular church, or because, like Abraham Lincoln, he has not avowed his allegiance… — Theodore Roosevelt
There is only one po- sition for an artist anywhere: and that is, upright. — Dylan Thomas

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