A man dreads fame as a pig dreads being fat.; Fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs.; One fears to arouse trouble after being famous just as a pig is slaughtered after being fat.; One is timid and lacks creativity after getting fame.
Hequotes the Asianexpression that "the peg that stands out is pounded down" asevidenceofdeepdifferences in the way Asians and Westerners thinkaboutindividuality.