it's lonely at the top

English

Proverb

it's lonely at the top

1. A highly successful person in a particular field will inevitably suffer from a feeling of isolation.

Translations

highly successful person will suffer from isolation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 高處不勝寒 / 高处不胜寒 (zh) (gāochù bùshèng hán)

• Dutch: het is eenzaam aan de top
• Finnish: huipulla on yksinäistä
• German: an der Spitze ist es einsam
• Thai: ยิ่งสูงยิ่งหนาว (yîng-sǔung-yîng-nǎao)

See also

• uneasy lies the head that wears a crown