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Faint heart never won fair lady
Faint heart never won fair lady.
Prov. A timid suitor never won his lady. (Used to encourage boys or men to be bold in courting women.) Bill: I'd really like to go out with Alice, but what if she says no? Alan: You won't know till you ask her. Faint heart never won fair lady. Don't be so shy about talking to Edith. Faint heart never won fair lady.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Timothea | | - | Ancient Greek, Greek |
Adcocks | | ['ædkɔks] | |
Harrison | | HAR-i-sən, HER-i-sən | English |
Lerato | | - | Southern African, Sotho |
Edom | | EE-dəm (English) | Biblical |
Aspen | | AS-pən | English (Modern) |