What goes up must come down.
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This proverb means that we can’t always be happy: sometimes we are on top, sometimes sad and at other times frustrated.
Good Katrin.
I think this proverb means that life is not always in a state of happy (above). Sometimes we are also in a difficult situation (below). This proverb is also similar to the proverb in Indonesia “that life is like a wagon wheel”.