No pain, no gain. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

2021-02-19 Proverbs

No pain, no gain. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

中文：不入虎穴，焉得虎子

 

Definition of English proverb:

    This proverb means that one can truly improve or progress only if one faces, deals with, or subjects oneself to difficulty or hardship. It also means that risks must be taken in order to achieve anything significant or meaningful. If one takes no risks, one will not gain any benefits.

 

Definition of Chinese proverb:

    不入虎穴，焉得虎子的字面意思是：不敢進入老虎的洞穴，就不能捉到老虎的孩子。比喻人不經歷艱險，就不能取得成功，也指需要通過實踐才能取得真知，不能不勞而獲。

 

Origin of English proverb:

    The first recording of this proverb is found in a book of English  proverbs written by John Heywood in 1546. 

 

Origin of Chinese proverb:

    不入虎穴，焉得虎子出自《後漢書·班超傳》：「超曰：『不入虎穴，不得虎子。當今之計，獨有因夜以火攻虜，使彼不知我多少，必大震怖，可殄盡也。』」 

 

How to use this proverb: 

    I know these training sessions are hard work, but you've got to do it if you want to be a contender for the championship. No pain, no gain! 

    The road to becoming a doctor is long, hard, and exhausting, not to mention expensive! But no pain, no gain. 

A: "I'm thinking of asking my bosses for a raise, but I'm a little bit nervous." 

B: "Hey, nothing ventured, nothing gained."

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