revolutions are not made with rosewater

English

Etymology

From Nicolas Chamfort (1789):

voulez‐vous qu'on vous fasse des révolutions à l'eau rose?
do you want us to make you revolutions with rosewater?

Proverb

revolutions are not made with rosewater

  1. Transformative changes require sacrifice.
    Synonym: you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs

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