The higher up, the greater fall.
More Scottish Proverbs:
He that loves the law will get his fill of it.Scottish
Quhen the good-man is fra hame, the board-cloth is tint.
Scottish
Mint, ere ye strike.
Scottish
A given Horse should not be lookt in the teeth.
Scottish
Among twenty four fools not ane wise man.
Scottish
There was never a fair word in flyting.
Scottish