No guts, no glory
Meaning: Without risk and courage, achievement remains impossible; safety guarantees nothing remarkable.
Origin: An American military saying associated with fighter pilots. The U.S. Air Force ace Frederick "Boots" Blesse, a Korean War veteran, used it as the title of his 1955 manual on air-to-air combat, which air forces around the world adopted. It has since become a sports and business motto.
More proverbs about Wisdom
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- One bad apple can spoil the whole bunch — Corruption spreads contagiously; a single morally compromised person can undermine an ent…
- On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog — Online anonymity removes social accountability, allowing anyone to misrepresent themselve…
- Other days, other ways — Circumstances change, so rigid adherence to past methods becomes foolish; adapt your appr…
- Pitchers have ears — Small vessels amplify sound, so careless words spoken nearby may reach unintended listene…
- Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely — Unchecked authority inevitably erodes moral judgment, making total control the most dange…
From our tongue twisters
- גנן גידל דגן בגן, דגן גדול גדל בגן. (Ganan gidel dagan bagan, dagan gadol gadal bagan.) — A 'g / d / n' reshuffle — the same three consonants rearrange in every word.
- Barbara Ara bar Ara araba bara rabarbara. — An unbroken 'bar / ara / rab' roll built almost entirely from the same handful of syllabl…
- Ular melingkar-lingkar di atas pagar pak Umar. — A rolling 'l / r / ling' drill that loops like the snake it describes.