( saying ) you can give sb the opportunity to do sth, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to
YOU CAN LEAD / TAKE A HORSE TO WATER, BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE IT DRINK
Meaning of YOU CAN LEAD / TAKE A HORSE TO WATER, BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE IT DRINK in English
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005