There is no pleasure without pain
This may seem a sweeping statement, yet even the drunkard doesn't achieve his pleasure without the pain of a hangover next morning.
Proverbs with the word Pain
No gain without pain
This is a milder version of No cross no crown. This means simply that you are unlikely to achieve anything without some trouble or hardship.
No cross, no crown
Just as Christ could not achieve the Kingdom of Heaven without suffering crucifixion (on the Cross), so no one can expect to achieve anything... Read more →