| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Mountain |
| | | Behind every mountain lies a vale. Dutch. | 1 |
| Believe if thou wilt that mountains change their places, but believe not that men change their dispositions. Mahomet. | 2 |
| If the mountain will not go to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain. | 3 |
| If you don’t scale the mountain you can’t view the plain. Chinese. | 4 |
| Mountains do not come near to mountains, but men to men. Turkish. | 5 |
| Mountains never unite. | 6 |
| The most difficult mountain to cross is the threshold. Danish. | 7 |
| Two men may meet, but never two mountains. French. | 8 | | |
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