proverb · Words worth keeping
There is a path to the top of even the highest mountain.
There is a path to the top of even the highest mountain.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
A path even to the highest mountain top offers an image of possibility despite an imposing aim. The saying encourages looking for an approach rather than assuming difficulty means impossibility.
What the words are saying
A responsible interpretation does not guarantee that every goal is reachable or supply climbing guidance. Conditions, capacity and support matter. A useful application can explore feasible routes and smaller steps while allowing that an aim may need revision or cannot be undertaken safely.
Everyday example
Someone investigates a manageable approach to a difficult task without promising that every obstacle can be overcome.
When to use it
Use it as encouragement to explore feasible approaches.
What it does not mean
No guaranteed route to every goal or literal mountain-safety procedure is supplied.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
Afghanistan
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin.- Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 476; PDF page 45; collection label: Afghanistan
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- Culture
- Afghanistan