You must crack the nuts before you can eat the kernel.
More Irish Proverbs:
What whiskey will not cure, there is no cure for.Irish
Two shorten the road.
Irish
When the sky falls we'll all catch larks.
Irish
Two thirds of the work is the semblance.
Irish
This is better than the thing we never had.
Irish
Humor to a man is like a feather pillow. It is filled with what is easy to get but gives great comfort.
Irish