enginn verður óbarinn biskup

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “nobody becomes an unbeaten bishop”.

Proverb

enginn verður óbarinn biskup

  1. (idiomatic) no pain, no gain, one has to exert oneself to reach one's goals
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