Top Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old top quotes, top sayings, and top proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Being on top of the world doesn't mean anything unless you know what it's like to be at the bottom. Rachel Smith
If you're at the top, then brace for the fall. Tori Kelly
On the top of each peak you are on the edge of the abyss. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
Life achieves its summit when it does to the uttermost that which it was equipped to do. Jack London
Summit of the well is the bottom of the ground! Man who has climbed up from the very low thinks that he did climb up to the very top! Mehmet Murat ildan
It's not just a question of conquering a summit previously unknown, but of tracing, step by step, a new pathway to it. Gustav Mahler
An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness. Alan Dean Foster
You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down. Stanislaw Lem
The summit is not the only place on the mountain. Laurence Gonzales
The summit is just a halfway point. Ed Viesturs
There are no short cuts to the top. Ed Viesturs
No one ever complained their way to the top. Frank Perdue
Sometimes you gotta leave when you're on top. Tyra Banks
The one that works the hardest comes out on top. Debbie Meyer
The ladder of success is never crowded at the top. Napoleon Hill
It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there! Barbara Mertz
Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb. Greg Child
Everybody wants to reach the top of the mountain, but there is no growth at the peak. It is in the valley that we slog through the lush grass and rich soil, learning and becoming what enables us to summit life's next peak. Andy Andrews
Don't you dare get to the top and not know what to do. Julian Casablancas
No one starts out on top. You have to work your way up. Muhammad Ali
The top of one mountain is always the bottom of another. Marianne Williamson
Get on top of the obstacles and they become vantage points. Tom Althouse
There is no top. There are always further heights to reach. Jascha Heifetz
When you reach the top, keep climbing. Zen Proverb
You climb to the summit and there is nothing there. Yvon Chouinard