bonnach air bois, cha bhruich e is cha loisg

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Scottish Gaelic

Proverb

bonnach air bois, cha bhruich e is cha loisg

nothing ventured, nothing gained; no pain, no gain (lit: "a scone on the palm, it does not toast nor does it burn")
- 1882, proverb, A collection of Gaelic proverbs and familiar phrases : based on Macintosh's collection, page 70:
  Bonnach air bois, cha bhruich 's cha loisg.
  A cake on the palm won't toast or burn.

Synonyms

am fear nach dèan cur rè latha fuar, cha dèan e buain rè latha teth (“a man who does not plant on a cold day, he will not harvest on a hot day”)
gheibh cearc an sgrìobain rudeigin, chan fhaigh cearc a' chrùbain dad idir (“the scratching chicken gets something, the squatting chicken gets nothing at all”)

References

“bonnach air bois, cha bhruich e is cha loisg” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.

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