Literary notes about standards (AI summary)
In literature, the term "standards" is employed in both concrete and abstract ways that reflect the multifaceted concerns of authors across genres and eras. In some texts, it denotes tangible objects such as flags and banners—symbols of authority and identity, as seen when standards are physically borne into battle or serve as rallying points ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5]). In other works, "standards" serve as benchmarks for moral conduct, intellectual rigor, or aesthetic excellence; these can be normative measures against which behavior or art is judged, whether in the context of gendered morality ([6]), ethical living ([7], [8]), or even competitive spirit and societal expectations ([9], [10], [11]). The word further extends to modern settings, where it signifies formally defined criteria such as technical protocols or performance guidelines ([12], [13], [14]). Overall, the varied uses of "standards" in literature underscore its dual function as both a concrete emblem and an abstract principle that helps delineate the values and structures within a given society.
- They had two great standards, one white and one red.
— from Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney - The Bandonarii, or Bandererii, were the officers who carried the standards of their school before the pope.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - Page 471 {471} CHAPTER XXX HERALDIC FLAGS, BANNERS, AND STANDARDS
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies - You have seen heretofore, I doubt not, in the Roman standards, S.P.Q.R., Si, Peu, Que, Rien.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais - The leaders of the enemy were led before his car: the military standards were carried before him: his army followed laden with spoil.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy - Confucianism virtually admits two standards of morality, one for man, another for woman.
— from The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis - We may answer, the same as of all other moral standards—the conscientious feelings of mankind.
— from Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill - I affect no niceness of conscience—I have not found any nice standards necessary yet to measure your actions by, sir.
— from Middlemarch by George Eliot - The trouble was—if the standards were too high the jobs were too scarce.
— from The Lani People by Jesse F. Bone - With man the free play of competition is restrained by sentiment, custom, and moral standards, not to speak of the more conscious control through law.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - We are prouder of our country because of such standards.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden - ANSI —— (1) ANSI is an organization that sets standards.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - On the Internet, a subseries of RFCs that are not technical standards or descriptions of protocols.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - These are often adopted as standards.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno
