楽らくあれば苦くあり

expression

after pleasure comes pain; no pleasure without pain

Proverb expressing that joy and hardship are inseparable; often used to remind that good times are followed by difficulties, or that one must accept both.

• 楽らくあれば苦くありと言いうように、人じん生せいには良よい時ときも悪わるい時ときもある。

  As the saying goes, 'After pleasure comes pain,' life has both good times and bad times.

• 昇しょう進しんしたのは嬉うれしいが、責せき任にんも増ふえた。まさに楽らくあれば苦くありだ。

  I'm happy about the promotion, but my responsibilities have increased. Truly, there is no pleasure without pain.