A pint of sweat saves a gallon of blood.
Excellent. Thank you mr. Thoc. No need to add a comma? Right?
And on that theme "All I have to offer is blood, sweat and tears" Winston Churchill
even your mother tongue is English, tricky42, you might not be well familiar with this:
Proper Planning Prevents Pretty Poor Performance
or 6Ps
you drank too much beer? or maize silks (tufts of hair)?
Oh I know that one and the vernacular posted by Paddy too!