choisir c'est renoncer

French

Alternative forms

• 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

1. 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