Appearance, N. D. Stice

Like a prune, you are not getting any better looking, but you are getting sweeter.

- N. D. Stice

Advice, Chinese Proverb

種瓜得瓜。

- 中國俗談

种瓜得瓜 [zhòngguādéguā]

Reap as one has sown.

- Chinese Proverb

Friend, Chinese Proverb

衣莫若新 人莫若故

- 中國俗談

Friendship is like wine - the older, the better.

- Chinese Proverb

Advice, Chilean Proverb

Never defecate more than what you eat.

- Chilean Proverb

Wisdom, Chinese Proverb

A good rat will not injure the grain near its own hole. - Chinese Proverb

Work, Chinese Proverb

空行空返。 - 中國俗談

No song, no supper. - Chinese Proverb

Cake, Czech Proverb

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)