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fortune favours the bold
prov. (alternative form of fortune favors the bold English)
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Fortune favours the bold
"Fortune favours the bold", "Fortune favours the brave", "Fortune helps the brave", and "Fortune favours the strong" are common translations of the Latin proverbs:
- audentes Fortuna iuvat (present participle of the verb audeo, to dare), literally: "Fortune helps those daring"
- audentes Fortuna adiuvat (fortune comes to the aid of those daring)
- Fortuna audaces iuvat (from the adjective audax, audacis, from the verb audeo), literally: "Fortune helps the bold".
- fortes Fortuna iuvat (fortune favors the strong)
Usage examples of "fortune favours the bold".
She tiptoed to the panels, thinking Fortune favours the bold, and slipped between them, went to his side.