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.
See also: faint, fair, heart, lady, never, won

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KlaosKLAWSLimburgish
Lekan-Western African, Yoruba
Lucinaloo-SEEN-ə (English)Roman Mythology
Mccormick[mə'kɔ:mik]
Mads-Danish
JÓNatan-Icelandic