On 2018-02-24, Pascal Hambourg <pas...@plouf.fr.eu.org> wrote: > > Anyway, we have a saying here which roughly translates to : "you cannot > force an unthirsty donkey to drink".
I looked it up (because neither me nor hubby--de vieille souche--recognized it right off). On ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n’a pas soif. Donkeys being noted for their obstinacy. We say: You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. Not *quite* the same; but after all, we cowboys can't ride no donkey into the sunset. (A sexist variation: You can lead a girl to Vassar but you can't make her think.) -- “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” -Oscar Wilde