Standing Proverbs

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked. (Chinese Proverb)
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
He who really wants to die will not complain if he is buried standing up. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
The sun will shine on those who are standing, before it shines on those who are sitting. View proverb
African Proverb
What the elders see while sitting the young ones standing on their toes won't see. View proverb
African Proverb
The sun shines on those who are standing before it shines on the people kneeling under them. View proverb
African Proverb
The best way to eat the elephant standing in your path is to cut it up into little pieces. View proverb
African Proverb
By going gains the mill, and not by standing still. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Eating while seated makes one of large size; eating while standing makes one strong. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
When you're speaking about the trolls, they're standing in the entrance hall listening. (Swedish Proverb)
Help the man climbing a hill, not the one standing below it. View proverb
Finnish Proverb
Standing with the mouth full of teeth. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
I am standing at the Earth's center. View proverb
Native American Proverb
What an elder sees sitting; the young can't see standing. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
A man grows most tired while standing still. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Crotch seam rivet in original Levi's dropped due to pain from standing near fires. View proverb
American Proverb
One is better off seated than standing. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
A used plough shines, standing water stinks. View proverb
German Proverb
Standing pools gather filth. View proverb
German Proverb
It is better to die standing than to live on your knees. (Polish Proverb)
Long standing, and little offering, makes a poor price. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
Come out of it standing on all four. View proverb
Sicilian Proverb
The old never lack for a story when they're standing in the sun or in front of a warm fireplace. View proverb
Sicilian Proverb
We learn by standing on the shoulders of the wise. View proverb
Sicilian Proverb
📖 Standing Quotes