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faint heart never won fair lady

faint heart never won fair lady proverb: one must take risks in order to achieve a goal; success requires enterprise.

Proverb

faint heart never won fair lady

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

Synonyms of faint heart never won fair lady

Forms of faint heart never won fair lady

alternative formfaint heart ne'er won fair lady

Questions about faint heart never won fair lady

What does faint heart never won fair lady mean?
Faint heart never won fair lady means one must take risks in order to achieve a goal; success requires enterprise.
What part of speech is faint heart never won fair lady?
Faint heart never won fair lady is a proverb.

Words near faint heart never won fair lady in the dictionary

  1. fainness
  2. fainni
  3. fains
  4. faint
  5. faint heart ne'er won fair lady
  6. faint heart never won fair lady
  7. faint heart never won fair maiden
  8. faint of heart
  9. faint-heart
  10. faint-hearted
  11. faint-heartedly

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