The bee without a sting collects no honey.
More Swedish Proverbs:
Paid work progresses slowly.Swedish
By being in front everywhere one may get a telling-off.
Swedish
Who cannot pray to God, let him go to sea.
Swedish
You don't know what may happen before evening.
Swedish
A bashful dog rarely gets fat.
Swedish
In the shallowest waters, the ugliest fish swim.
Swedish