Fortune favors the bold
Meaning: Taking risks often leads to rewards.
Origin: Latin proverb (Audentes fortuna iuvat), used by Virgil.
Translations
- French: La fortune sourit aux audacieux (literally: Fortune smiles on the bold)
- Spanish: La fortuna favorece a los audaces (literally: Fortune favors the bold)
- Japanese: 運は勇者を好む (Un wa yūsha wo konomu) (literally: Fortune favors the brave)
More proverbs about Challenge
- Strike while the iron is hot — Act quickly when the opportunity presents itself.
- If you can't beat them, join them — If you can't win against something, align with it.
- You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs — Progress requires sacrifice.
- What doesn't kill you makes you stronger — Adversity builds resilience and character.
- Nothing ventured, nothing gained — You must take risks to achieve rewards.
- Out of the frying pan, into the fire — Escaping one bad situation only to end up in a worse one.
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