Origin    A form of this expression is found in the beginning of the second century, written in The Ethics of the Fathers 5:21 (known in Hebrew as Pirkei Avot)  :  This is interpreted to be a spiritual lesson; without the pain in doing what God commands, there is no spiritual gain.  One of the earliest attestations of the phrase comes from the poet Robert Herrick in his "Hesperides". In the 1650 edition, a two-line poem was added: In the phrase, Franklin's central thesis was that everyone should exercise 45 minutes each day. 
Origin The ancient Greek poet Hesiod (c. 750-650 BC) expresses this idea in Works and Days where he wrote: The ancient Greek playwright Sophocles (5th Century BC) expresses this idea in the play Electra (line 945). This line is translated as: "nothing truly succeeds without pain", "nothing succeeds without toil" , "there is no success without hard work" , and “Without labour nothing prospers (well).” (contains other similar quotes from classical sources) A form of this expression is found in the beginning of the second century, written in The Ethics of the Fathers 5:21 (known in Hebrew as Pirkei Avot) , which quotes Ben Hei Hei as saying, "According to the pain is the reward."Sources connecting the expression with the passage : Source for literal translation: This is interpreted to be a spiritual lesson; without the pain in doing what God commands, there is no spiritual gain. In 1577 British poet Nicholas Breton wrote: "They must take pain that look for any gayn." One of the earliest attestations of the phrase comes from the poet Robert Herrick in his "Hesperides". In the 1650 edition, a two-line poem was added: In the phrase, Franklin's central thesis was that everyone should exercise 45 minutes each day. In 1853 R. C. Trench wrote in On Lessons in Proverbs iv: "For the most part they courageously accept the law of labour, No pains, no gains,—No sweat, no sweet, as the appointed law and condition of man's life."
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The ancient Greek poet Hesiod (c. 750-650 BC) expresses this idea in Works and Days where he wrote:
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The ancient Greek playwright Sophocles (5th Century BC) expresses this idea in the play Electra (line 945). This line is translated as: "nothing truly succeeds without pain", "nothing succeeds without toil"
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, "there is no success without hard work" , and “Without labour nothing prospers (well).” (contains other similar quotes from classical sources)
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, which quotes Ben Hei Hei as saying, "According to the pain is the reward."Sources connecting the expression with the passage
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In 1577 British poet Nicholas Breton wrote: "They must take pain that look for any gayn."
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In 1853 R. C. Trench wrote in On Lessons in Proverbs iv: "For the most part they courageously accept the law of labour, No pains, no gains,—No sweat, no sweet, as the appointed law and condition of man's life."