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:

    “I’m going out to fetch the little calf
    That’s standing by the mother. It’s so young,
    It totters when she licks it with her tongue.
    I sha’n’t be gone long.—You come too.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “It is a great pity—but ‘tis certain from every day’s observation of man, that he may be set on fire like a candle, at either end—provided there is a sufficient wick standing out.”
    —Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)

    “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”
    —Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 3:5.