it's lonely at the top

proverb

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

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Meanings

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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 高處不勝寒 /高处不胜寒
  • 高處不勝寒 /高处不胜寒 (gāochù bùshèng hán)highly successful person will suffer from isolation
Dutch het is eenzaam aan de top
  • het is eenzaam aan de tophighly successful person will suffer from isolation
Finnish huipulla on yksinäistä
  • huipulla on yksinäistähighly successful person will suffer from isolation
German an der Spitze ist es einsam
  • an der Spitze ist es einsamhighly successful person will suffer from isolation
Polish na szczycie jest samotnie
  • na szczycie jest samotniehighly successful person will suffer from isolation
Thai ยิ่งสูงยิ่งหนาว
  • ยิ่งสูงยิ่งหนาว (yîng-sǔung-yîng-nǎao)highly successful person will suffer from isolation
Cite this entry
APA

it's lonely at the top. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/it's%20lonely%20at%20the%20top

MLA

“it's lonely at the top.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/it's%20lonely%20at%20the%20top. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “it's lonely at the top,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/it's%20lonely%20at%20the%20top.

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