proverb · Words worth keeping
Fortune favours the bold.
Fortune favours the bold.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The saying makes fortune favour bold people. It encourages initiative by linking courage with favourable results.
What the words are saying
Favours turns an uncertain outcome into a supportive figure. A qualified reading can discuss taking a suitable step without promising success or treating caution as failure. The supplied greater-success comparison is not ranking evidence, and taking a risk does not prove it was wise.
Everyday example
Someone considers a suitable opportunity and its limits before deciding whether to act.
When to use it
Use it as qualified encouragement toward initiative.
What it does not mean
No measured success advantage or guaranteed reward for risk is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided proverb reference
Supplied reference A; unit 491; PDF page 72
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