The higher the standing the lower the fall.

More proverbs about Wisdom

• Stars are not seen during sunshine. Greatness becomes invisible when overwhelmed by more dominant presences or circumstances.
• He would starve in a cook-shop. Incompetence in one's own field ensures failure, even surrounded by abundance and opportu…
• Step by step the ladder is climbed. Incremental progress through consistent effort achieves what rushing toward ambitious goa…
• Whoso lacketh a stock, his gain's not worth a chip. Without capital to reinvest profits, modest earnings disappear into daily expenses rather…
• The full stomach loatheth the honeycomb, but to the hungry every bitter thing is sweet. Hunger transforms perception; satisfied people reject what starving people gratefully acc…
• Between two stools he comes to the ground. Trying to sit on two stools simultaneously leaves you falling between them, unsupported a…