| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Falling |
| | | He that abideth low cannot fall hard. Dutch. | 1 |
| He that creepeth falleth not. Dutch. | 2 |
| He that falls to-day may be up again to-morrow. | 3 |
| He that falls by himself never cries. Turkish. | 4 |
| He that falls into the sea takes hold of a serpent to be saved. | 5 |
| He that is down can fall no longer. Butler. | 6 |
| He that lies on the ground cannot fall. Loyal Songs, Latin. | 7 |
| He who does not soar high will suffer less by a fall. Chinese. | 8 |
| It is better to fall from the window than the roof. | 9 |
| Keeping from falling is better than helping up. | 10 |
| Lofty towers fall down with the greatest crash. Horace. | 11 |
| No one falls low unless he attempts to climb high. Danish. | 12 |
| Not all that shakes (or trembles) falls. Italian. | 13 |
| One falls to the side to which one leans. French. | 14 |
| One may sooner fall than rise. | 15 |
| Some falls are means the happier to rise. Shakespeare. | 16 |
The higher the mountain, the lower the vale,
The taller the tree, the harder the fall. Dutch. | 17 |
| The higher the rise, the greater the fall. French, Italian, Spanish. | 18 |
| Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall. Smollett. | 19 | | |
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