Ee kann den Iesel wuel op d'Drénk féieren, ee kann en awer net forcéieren ze drénken.
“You can lead a donkey to water, but you cannot force it to drink.”
You can offer someone the opportunity to do something, but you cannot make them want it.
— Traditional Luxembourg Wisdom, Luxembourg
Source: Traditional Luxembourg proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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