Без труда не вынешь и рыбку из пруда (Bez truda ne vynesh' i rybku iz pruda)

Meaning: Nothing comes without effort, not even small things.

Literally: Without effort you can't even pull a fish from the pond

Example: “Хочешь хорошую оценку — занимайся. Без труда не вынешь и рыбку из пруда.” — If you want a good grade, study: no pain, no gain.

Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and 3 more languages

English: No pain, no gain
French: On n'a rien sans rien (literally: You get nothing without nothing)
Spanish: El que algo quiere, algo le cuesta (literally: Whoever wants something must pay something for it)
Japanese: 苦あれば楽あり (Ku areba raku ari) (literally: If there is suffering, there is ease)
German: Ohne Fleiß kein Preis (literally: Without diligence, no prize)
Polish: Bez pracy nie ma kołaczy (literally: No work, no cakes)
Arabic: من جد وجد (Man jadda wajada) (literally: Whoever strives, finds)
Turkish: Emek olmadan yemek olmaz (literally: Without toil there's no food)

Origin: The rhyme of труда (effort) and пруда (pond) makes it easy to remember.

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