fortune favors the bold

English

Alternative forms

• fortune favors the brave
• fortune favours the bold
• fortune favours the brave

Etymology

Calque of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin fortis Fortūna adiuvat (“fortune helps the strong”)

Proverb

fortune favors the bold

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

Translations

luck favors the adventurous

• Arabic: ^{(please verify)} الحظ يفضل المغامرون
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 勇者成功 (yǒng zhě chénggōng)

• Czech: odvážnému štěstí přeje
• Danish: lykken står den kække bi
• Dutch: de brutalen hebben de halve wereld
• Finnish: onni suosii rohkeaa
• French: la fortune sourit aux audacieux (fr)
• German: das Glück hilft den Tapferen
• Greek: η τύχη βοηθά τους τολμηρούς (i týchi voïthá tous tolmiroús)
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• Hungarian: bátraké a szerencse (hu)
• Italian: la fortuna aiuta gli audaci
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• Korean: 호혈호자 (虎穴虎子, ho-hyeol-ho-ja), 자구다복 (自求多福, ja-gu-da-bog)
• Latin: fortis Fortuna adiuvat
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: lykken står den kjekke bi (no)

• Persian: شانس به قدرتمند کمک میکند
• Polish: śmiałym szczęście sprzyja (pl)
• Portuguese: a sorte favorece os audazes
• Russian: кто не риску́ет, тот не пьёт шампа́нское (kto ne riskújet, tot ne pʹjot šampánskoje) (he who doesn't risk doesn't drink champagne), сме́лым судьба́ помога́ет (smélym sudʹbá pomogájet), судьба́ благоприя́тствует сме́лым (sudʹbá blagoprijátstvujet smélym)
• Scottish Gaelic: sealbhan an cuideachd nan treun
• Spanish: a los osados, ayuda la fortuna
• Swedish: lyckan står den djärve bi
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