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

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NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Annas['ænəs]
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Hode-Yiddish
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Maata-Maori
Teimuraz-Georgian