Famous quotes containing the word stands:
“Rare is the virtue that’s not ruled by Fortune,
That stands unshaken even when Fortune flees.”
—Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)
“The rest I keep silent; a great ox stands on my tongue.”
—Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.)
“The Englishman’s strong point is his vigorous insularity; that of the American his power of adaptation. Each of these attitudes has its perils. The Englishman stands firmly on his feet, but he who merely does this never advances. The American’s disposition is to step forward even at the risk of a fall.”
—Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823–1911)