faint heart never won fair lady
English
Proverb
faint heart never won fair lady
- One must take risks in order to achieve a goal; success requires enterprise.
- Synonyms: God hates a coward; nothing ventured, nothing gained; fortune favors the bold; no pain, no gain
Translations
one must take risks to achieve a goal — see no pain, no gain
Further reading
- “faint heart never won fair lady”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “faint heart never won fair lady” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.