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As if it weren't bad enough to fall, the ladder lands on top of you.
Malawi Proverb
I've seen your top, i've seen your bottom also.
Persian Proverb
Coffee from the top of the cup and chocolate from the bottom.
Cuban Proverb
Hens perched on top will shit on those below.
South American Proverb
Boil the water and the scum will rise to the top.
Berber Proverb
There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.
Chinese Proverb
There is a path to the top of even the highest mountain.
Afghan Proverb
However tall the mountain is, there's a road to the top of it.
Afghan Proverb
There are no shortcuts to the top of the palm tree.
African Proverb
If you want to sweep the steps clean, start at the top.
Romanian Proverb
If a child shoots an arrow that reaches the top of a tall palm tree, then it must be that an elderly person carved the arrow for him.
Nigerian Proverb
A lizard that fell from the top of a tree wastes its time looking back to where it fell from; if there was anything good the lizard deserved, it could not have missed it while it was there on top of the tree.
Nigerian Proverb
Push the stone to the top of the mountain.
Thai Proverb
Life is like a wheel, sometimes at the top, sometimes at the bottom.
Filipino Proverb
The fish at the top edge of the fire.
Hawaiian Proverb
Even if a mountain is high, there is always a way to reach the top -- and although the way might be full of danger, there is always a way for someone to get through it.
Vietnamese Proverb
When you climb the mountain and reach the top, do not forget the branches shrubs that helped your footing.
South African Proverb
Cream doesn't rise to the top, it works its way up.
Dutch Proverb
A peasant will stand on the top of a hill for a very long time with his mouth open before a roast duck will fly in.
Spanish Proverb
What is now top of the mast, will be firewood soon.
Myanmar Proverb
Every top stands on its own bottom.
Puritan Proverb
A single roll of taro top is delicious if seasoned with affection.
Tahitian Proverb
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