(noun) A principle or example or measure used for comparison.
"Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God."
"There is a difference between standard of living and quality of life. Quality of life is more important."
"Your time is much more valuable than getting in a conversation with the low standard people."
"When you try to change you, try to fit yourself to other people's standards."
"If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labeled a radical 50 years ago, a liberal 25 years ago and a racist today."
"Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be."