à vaincre sans péril, on triomphe sans gloire
French
Alternative spellings
- à vaincre sans péril on triomphe sans gloire
Etymology
Literally, "if one wins without risk, one triumphs without glory".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a vɛ̃.kʁə sɑ̃ pe.ʁil | ɔ̃ tʁi.jɔ̃f sɑ̃ ɡlwaʁ/
Proverb
à vaincre sans péril, on triomphe sans gloire
- no guts, no glory (there's no great merit in achieving something that's too easy)
See also
- qui ne tente rien n'a rien