Upright

Famous quotes containing the word upright:

“He who is upright in his way of life and free from sin.”
—Horace [Quintus Horatius Flaccus] (65–8 B.C.)

“An upright heart does not suspect others; one who suspects others has no upright heart.”
—Chinese proverb.

“Some, it seems to me, elect their rulers for their crookedness. But I think that a straight stick makes the best cane, and an upright man the best ruler.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)