Enginn verður óbarinn biskup — Icelandic Saying Mug

Enginn verður óbarinn biskup
Literally: “No one becomes a bishop without a beating.”

Success only comes through hardship. Medieval Icelandic career advice. HR has been notified.

Part of our Old Sayings, Literally collection — real Icelandic proverbs with their gloriously literal English translations. Printed on demand on a glossy 11 oz ceramic mug and shipped worldwide.