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The nail that sticks up will be hammered down.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

The nail that sticks out is the one that gets hammered down.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A protruding post is hammered down.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

The nail that sticks out is hammered down.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

The nail that sticks out is hammered down. [More about the need for conformity than about tools, although conformity is a tool of society. ]

Proverbs and old sayings about tools, society, need
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