You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. 
Ligna ubi caeduntur, fragmina multa leguntur.
Proverbs on a similar topic
- There is no smoke without fire
- A small leak will Sink a great ship.
- He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.
- A cat in gloves catches no mice.
- The pitcher goes so often to the well, that it is broken at last.
- He that touches pitch shall be defiled.
- He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas.
- Of a small spark a great fire.
- He that steals honey should beware of the Sting.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
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Omelets are not made without breaking of eggs.
- From chopping come chips.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Ligna ubi caeduntur, fragmina multa leguntur.
Where the wood is cut down, many fragments are collected.
French
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On ne fait pas d'omelette sans casser d'oeufs.
You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.
German
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Wo gehobelt wird, da fallen Späne.
You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.
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Wo man Bäume behaut, da fliegen auch Splitter.
Where trees are hewn, splinters fly.
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Wo man Holz haut, da fallen Späne.
You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.
Czech
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Když se kácí les, lítají třísky.
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Když se kácí les, padají třísky.
When a forest is cut down, splinters fall.
- Když se kácí strom, lítají třísky.