He who greases his wheels helps his oxen. 
Proverbs on a similar topic
- Easy come, easy go.
- As you make your bed, so you must lie on it.
- The labourer is worthy of his hire.
- As you bake so shall you eat.
- As you sow you shall mow.
- The cow knows not What her tail is worth till she hath lost it.
- Come with the Wind, go with the water.
- Mills will not grind if you give them not water.
- A toiling dog comes halting home.
- Sow thin and mow thin.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
- If you grease well, you speed well.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Munera, crede mihi, capiunt hominesque deosque.
Believe me, men and gods take gifts.
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Praeterea video, quod si non ungitur axis, tardius inceptum continuatur iter.
In addition, I see that if the axis is not lubricated, the project continues its journey more slowly.
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Munera caecant.
The gifts are blinding.
French
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Pour bien charrier il faut bien graisser.
To charrier well, you need to grease well.
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Une porte mal graissée chante.
A poorly greased door sings.
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Quand l'argent roule tout va bien.
When the money's rolling in, everything's fine.
German
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Wer gut schmiert, der gut fährt.
He who lubricates well, drives well.
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Schmieren und salben hilft allenthalben.
Lubricate and anoint helps everywhere.
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Wer gut schmärt, der gut fährt.
He who marches well, drives well.
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Wie man den Karren schmiert, so läuft er.
How you grease the cart, that's how it runs.
Czech
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Kdo maže, ten jede.
He who erases, goes.
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Kdo nemastí, vězí v chrastí.
He who doesn't grease is in a rattle.
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Nenamazaný vůz těžce se táhne.
An unlubricated car is hard to pull.