English Explanatory Dictionary

faint heart never won fair lady

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. One must take risks in order to achieve a goal; success requires enterprise.

Word forms

faint heart never won fair lady faint heart ne'er won fair lady faint heart never won fair maiden

Synonyms

God hates a coward nothing ventured, nothing gained fortune favors the bold no pain, no gain

Related words

shy bairns get nowt
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