fortune favors the bold

proverb

Luck is usually on the side of those who take chances and risks.

OriginLatin fortis Fortūna adiuvat →
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Meanings

proverb

alternative fortune favors the brave · alternative fortune favors the daring · alternative fortune favours the bold · alternative fortune favours the brave · alternative fortune favours the daring

  1. Luck is usually on the side of those who take chances and risks.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
faint heart never won fair lady

Origin

  1. Latinfortis Fortūna adiuvat“fortune helps the strong”
  2. Englishfortune favors the bold

Calque of Latin fortis Fortūna adiuvat (“fortune helps the strong”)

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 勇者成功
  • 勇者成功 (yǒng zhě chénggōng)luck favors the adventurous
Czech odvážnému štěstí přeje
  • odvážnému štěstí přejeluck favors the adventurous
Danish lykken står den kække bi
  • lykken står den kække biluck favors the adventurous
Dutch de brutalen hebben de halve wereld
  • de brutalen hebben de halve wereldluck favors the adventurous
Finnish onni suosii rohkeaa
  • onni suosii rohkeaaluck favors the adventurous
French la fortune sourit aux audacieux
  • la fortune sourit aux audacieuxluck favors the adventurous
German das Glück hilft den Tapferen
  • das Glück hilft den Tapferenluck favors the adventurous
Greek η τύχη βοηθά τους τολμηρούς
  • η τύχη βοηθά τους τολμηρούς (i týchi voïthá tous tolmiroús)luck favors the adventurous
Hungarian bátraké a szerencse
  • bátraké a szerencseluck favors the adventurous
Italian la fortuna aiuta gli audaci
  • la fortuna aiuta gli audaciluck favors the adventurous
Japanese 運命の女神は勇者に味方する, 幸運は勇者を好む
  • 運命の女神は勇者に味方する (unmei no megami wa yūsha ni mikata suru)luck favors the adventurous
  • 幸運は勇者を好む (kōun wa yūsha wo konomu)luck favors the adventurous
Korean 호혈호자, 자구다복
  • 호혈호자 (hohyeolhoja)luck favors the adventurous
  • 자구다복 (jagudabok)luck favors the adventurous
Latin fortis Fortuna adiuvat
  • fortis Fortuna adiuvatluck favors the adventurous
Norwegian Bokmål lykken står den kjekke bi
  • lykken står den kjekke biluck favors the adventurous
Persian شانس به قدرتمند کمک میکند
  • شانس به قدرتمند کمک میکندluck favors the adventurous
Polish śmiałym szczęście sprzyja
  • śmiałym szczęście sprzyjaluck favors the adventurous
Portuguese a sorte favorece os audazes
  • a sorte favorece os audazesluck favors the adventurous
Russian кто не риску́ет, тот не пьёт шампа́нское, сме́лым судьба́ помога́ет
  • кто не риску́ет, тот не пьёт шампа́нское (kto ne riskújet, tot ne pʹjot šampánskoje)luck favors the adventurous
  • сме́лым судьба́ помога́ет (smélym sudʹbá pomogájet)luck favors the adventurous
  • судьба́ благоприя́тствует сме́лым (sudʹbá blagoprijátstvujet smélym)luck favors the adventurous
Scottish Gaelic sealbhan an cuideachd nan treun
  • sealbhan an cuideachd nan treunluck favors the adventurous
Spanish a los osados, ayuda la fortuna, la fortuna favorece a los audaces
  • a los osados, ayuda la fortunaluck favors the adventurous
  • la fortuna favorece a los audacesluck favors the adventurous
  • la fortuna favorece a los valientesluck favors the adventurous
Swedish lyckan står den djärve bi
  • lyckan står den djärve biluck favors the adventurous
Turkish şans cesurdan yanadır
  • şans cesurdan yanadırluck favors the adventurous
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