He that will have the kernel, must crack the shell.
More Dutch Proverbs:
After rain comes sunshine.Dutch
To want the last from the pot.
Dutch
He is as welcome as the first day in Lent. (Alluding to fastday.)
Dutch
Roast pigeons don't fly through the air.
Dutch
No greater promisers than they who have nothing to give.
Dutch
It needs a cunning hand to shave a fool's head.
Dutch