What would humans do without the mountains?

As the dew is dried up by the morning sun,
So are the sins of humankind by the sight of the Himalayas.
- Hindu proverb

The above maxim which originated in the Hindu puranas, the religious scriptures in the Indian subcontinent, is as old as the mountains are. It clearly depicts the high place accorded to the Himalayas, high mountains. Perhaps such a maxim would also be found in other languages and other subcontinent where there are high mountains for mountains have been duly recognized as the sole savoir of the human civilization.