Knotty timber requires sharp wedges.
More Romanian Proverbs:
Kiss the hand that you cannot bite.Romanian
Your wife's eyes are in your purse.
Romanian
When men take wives they stop fearing hell.
Romanian
He who is afraid of death, loses his life.
Romanian
Do not cut the bough you are sitting on.
Romanian
Do not put your spoon into the pot which does not boil for you.
Romanian