Definition of Rising

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Rising

of Rise

Attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; as, the rising moon.

Increasing in wealth, power, or distinction; as, a rising state; a rising character.

Growing; advancing to adult years and to the state of active life; as, the rising generation.

More than; exceeding; upwards of; as, a horse rising six years of age.

The act of one who, or that which, rises (in any sense).

That which rises; a tumor; a boil.

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Rising Quotations

He is now rising from affluence to poverty.
Mark Twain

The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.
Vince Lombardi

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Confucius

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.
George Washington

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Americans are rising to the tasks of history, and they expect the same of us.
George W. Bush

Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh morning a little youth, every going to rest and sleep a little death.
Arthur Schopenhauer

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation?
Marcus Tullius Cicero

The real goal should be reduced government spending, rather than balanced budgets achieved by ever rising tax rates to cover ever rising spending.
Thomas Sowell

Rising Translations

rising in Dutch is opklimmend
rising in German is ansteigende, steigend, Erhebung, aufgehend
rising in Latin is oriens
rising in Portuguese is levantar-se
rising in Spanish is subida
rising in Swedish is stigande

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