choisir c'est renoncer
French
Alternative spellings
- choisir, c'est renoncer
Etymology
Literally, “to choose is to renounce.”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃwa.ziʁ s‿ɛ ʁ(ə).nɔ̃.se/
Proverb
choisir c'est renoncer
- to choose is to forsake; one can't have one's cake and eat it too (when you make a choice, you have to give up on something else)
See also
- avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre