no gain without pain

Alternative form of no pain, no gain.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of no pain, no gain.

    And on a programme of works of this magnitude, passengers will need to be mindful of the age-old maxim of 'no gain without pain'.

    2020 September 23, Paul Stephen, “East Coast upgrade: changes to schedule... but on schedule”, in Rail, page 31
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no gain without pain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20gain%20without%20pain

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“no gain without pain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20gain%20without%20pain. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no gain without pain,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20gain%20without%20pain.

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