# revolutions are not made with rosewater

> English word · Proverb

## Definitions
1. Transformative changes require sacrifice.

## 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?

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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