I too have heard both the bold and the brave version, which is unsurprising, because it all depends upon how one chooses to translate \"fortes\". It appears in a number of Latin texts dating from the first century BC, including Virgil\'s Aeneid - \"Fortes fortuna adjuvat\" - so it was clearly a well-known saying at that time. The confusion with this phrase is that in its original form, it wasn\'t even in English. Can someone please help me out with the origin, and let me know which one surfaced first? : I have heard this saying uttered two different ways. \" In Reply to: Does fortune favor the bold or does it favor the brave? posted by Dave on Januat 06:45:17: Glück gehört den Tüchtigen English translation: Fortune favors the brave. Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters.Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Change Discipline
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