John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2381 Samuel Butler 1612-1680 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2381 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Butler (1612–1680) |
| QUOTATION: | I am not now in fortune’s power: He that is down can fall no lower. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hudibras. Part i. Canto iii. Line 877. |
| Note 1. He that is down needs fear no fall.—John Bunyan: Pilgrim’s Progress, part ii. [back] |