For he that is fallen low did never firmly stand. — Boethius

For he that is fallen low did never firmly stand.

In the original Latin

Qui cecidit, stabili non erat ille gradu.

The Consolation of Philosophy · 523
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Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, translated by Victor Watts. Penguin Classics, 1999, bk. 1, poem 1.
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Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae [On the Consolation of Philosophy]. 524, bk. 1, poem I.