“You're a shameful opportunist! What you don't understand is that it's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!"You have it backwards... it's better to live on your feet than to die on your knees”
“It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.”
“It’s better to die upon your feet than to live upon your knees!”
“It's better to die standing than live on your knees.”
“Because it's better to die on one's feet that+n live on one's knees," Nately retorted with triumphant and lofty convivtion. "I guess you've heard that saying before.""Yes, I certainly have," mused the treacherous old man, smiling again. "But I'm afraid you have it backward. It is better to live on one's feet than die on one's knees.”
“Better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees.”