revolutions are not made with rosewater

proverb

Transformative changes require sacrifice.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. Transformative changes require sacrifice.

    Synonyms: you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs

Synonyms & antonyms

proverbTransformative changes require sacrifice.

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you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs

Origin

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?

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APA

revolutions are not made with rosewater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revolutions%20are%20not%20made%20with%20rosewater

MLA

“revolutions are not made with rosewater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revolutions%20are%20not%20made%20with%20rosewater. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “revolutions are not made with rosewater,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revolutions%20are%20not%20made%20with%20rosewater.

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