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

  1. no guts, no glory (there's no great merit in achieving something that's too easy)

See also
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