On n'a rien sans rien

Meaning: You have to give something, effort or money, to get something.

Literally: You get nothing without nothing

Example: “Si tu veux progresser au piano, il faut t'entraîner tous les jours ; on n'a rien sans rien.” — If you want to improve at piano, you have to practice every day: no pain, no gain.

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

English: No pain, no gain
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)
Russian: Без труда не вынешь и рыбку из пруда (Bez truda ne vynesh' i rybku iz pruda) (literally: Without effort you can't even pull a fish from the pond)
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)