fortune favors the bold

Courageous action is often rewarded. The phrase encourages people to do what scares them. A variation is "fortune favors the brave." I know you're nervous about asking for a raise, but keep in mind that fortune favors the bold—you'll never get anything if you don't ask for it. I decided to ask out the most popular girl in school because fortune favors the bold, right?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Devaraj	-	Indian, Kannada
Jaya	-	Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi
Durante	doo-RAHN-te	Italian
Bessie	['besi]
Prosper	pro-SPER (French), PRAHS-pər (English)	French, English
Baila	-	Yiddish