出過ぎた杭は打たれない

Reading
ですぎたくいはうたれない
English
If you're good enough, no one can tell you what to do
Notes
A play on 出る杭は打たれる。'The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.' The post杭 that [sticks out>出 [too much>過 can't be hit打
Origin
明治
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