The nail that sticks its head up is the one that gets hit.
More Japanese Proverbs:
Old age cures us of our youth.Japanese
Even a sheet of paper has two sides.
Japanese
When you have a good government the grass will grow over your troubles.
Japanese
Drink and sing: the dark night is ahead of us.
Japanese
The go-between wears out a thousand sandals.
Japanese
To endure what is unendurable is true endurance.
Japanese