Standing

Standing

Standing, also referred to as orthostasis, is a human position in which the body is held in an upright ("orthostatic") position and supported only by the feet.

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Famous quotes containing the word standing:

    “Still bent to make some port he knows not where,
    Still standing for some false impossible shore.”
    —Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)

    “When we stand the truth on its head we generally fail to notice that our head is not standing where it should be standing either.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

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