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auntiefrreeze asked in Education & ReferenceQuotations · 1 decade ago

Who originally said The further they come, they are the harder they fall?

Lots of books and shows with variations on this quote but I want to know where it's from ORIGINALLY and what was the ORIGINAL WORDING of the quote. I know the end is correct (the harder they fall) but I'm not sure if the beginning is "The further they come" the way I remember it.

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  • Dr.Tran
    1 decade ago
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    It's "The bigger they are, the harder they fall"

  • Monty
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    "The bigger they are the harder they fall" is one of those old, common proverbs with author unknown. (Although you might suspect a lumberjack for coming up with it). Below is a source for it and many others.

    http://gongwai.xaufe.edu.cn/englishonline/kwxx/pro...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Paul G. J. O'Connell

    i think he said that

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