The nail that sticks up will be hammered down.
More Japanese Proverbs:
Fools and scissors require good handling.Japanese
When a girl in the teahouse smiles at you, look the other way.
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A merchants happiness hangs upon chance, winds, and waves.
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To know and to act are one and the same.
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It is no use cutting a stick when the fight is over.
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There is no escape from the net of heaven.
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