faint heart never won fair lady

== English == === Alternative forms === faint heart never won fair maiden === Proverb === faint heart never won fair lady One must take risks in order to achieve a goal; success requires enterprise. Synonyms: God hates a coward; nothing ventured, nothing gained; fortune favors the bold; no pain, no gain ==== Translations ==== === See also === shy bairns get nowt === Further reading === “faint heart never won fair lady”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “faint heart never won fair lady”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.