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"Fortune favours the bold", "Fortune favours the brave", "Fortune helps the brave", and "Fortune favours the strong" are common translations of the Latin proverbs: *''Audentes Fortuna Iuvat'' (present participle of the verb ''audeo'', to dare), literally: "Fortune helps those daring" *''Audentes Fortuna Adiuvat'', literally: Fortune comes to the aid of those daring *''Fortuna Audaces Iuvat'' (from the adjective ''audax, audacis'', from the verb ''audeo''), literally: "Fortune helps the bold". "Fortes Fortuna Juvat" USS La Jolla (SSN-701) == Origins == The phrase means that Fortuna, the Goddess of luck, is more likely to help those who take risks or action. Its earliest recorded use is by the second century BC playwright Terence, ''Phormio'', 203 (''Fortis Fortuna adjuvat'') and by Ennius, Ann. 257 (''Fortibus est Fortuna viris data''). A similar phrase (''Audentis Fortuna iuvat'') is shouted by Turnus in Virgil's ''Aeneid'', 10.284, as he begins the charge against Aeneas' Trojans. This phrase is often quoted as ''Audentes Fortuna iuvat'' or ''Audaces Fortuna iuvat''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fortune favours the bold」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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