Cake, Czech Proverb

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Bez práce nejsou koláče.
Literal translation: There are no cakes without a job.

- Czech Proverb

Idiomatic translation: No pain, no gain.
Source: Šedivý, Ivo Bez práce nejsou koláče (1982)

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