Nothing ventured, nothing gained. — English proverb

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Nothing ventured, nothing gained. — English proverb · Smartyfair

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

English proverb

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If you never try, you can never win. Give it a go.

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How sure this is: 82% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
What turned up: First printed in John Heywood's Dialogue of Proverbs (1546) as 'nothing venture, nothing have'; the modern wording settled by the 19th century
Work: A Dialogue Conteinyng the Nomber in Effect of All the Prouerbes in the Englishe Tongue (John Heywood)
Occasion: 1546 · England · first printed collection of English proverbs
Sources checked: en.wiktionary.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026cites Heywood's 1546 proverb collection as first print source