English Explanatory Dictionary

revolutions are not made with rosewater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Transformative changes require sacrifice.

Word forms

revolutions are not made with rosewater

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?

Synonyms

you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
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