"Fortune favours the bold" or "fortune favours the brave" are among the English translations of the Latin proverb "''audentes Fortuna iuvat''" and its variations. The phrase has been widely used as a slogan in the

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to emphasize the rewards of courage and bravery, particularly within military organizations, and it is also used up to the present day on the coats of arms of numerous families and clans. It has historically served as a popular motto for universities, along with other academic institutions and recreational associations.

Background

''Fortune favours the bold'' is the translation of a

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

proverb, which exists in several forms with slightly different wording but effectively identical meaning, such as: * ' * ''audentes Fortuna adiuvat'' * ''Fortuna audaces iuvat'' * ''audentis Fortuna iuvat'' This last form is used by

Turnus Turnus () was the legendary King of the Rutuli in Roman history, and the chief antagonist of the hero Aeneas in Virgil's ''Aeneid''. According to the ''Aeneid'', Turnus is the son of Daunus and the nymph Venilia and is brother of the nymph ...

, an antagonist in the ''

Aeneid The ''Aeneid'' ( ; or ) is a Latin Epic poetry, epic poem that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Troy, Trojan who fled the Trojan War#Sack of Troy, fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Ancient Rome ...

'' by

Virgil Publius Vergilius Maro (; 15 October 70 BC21 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Rome, ancient Roman poet of the Augustan literature (ancient Rome), Augustan period. He composed three of the most fa ...

. ''Fortuna'' refers to luck and to the

Roman goddess Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans, and is a form of Roman folklore. "Roman mythology" may also refer to the modern study of these representations, and to the ...

who was its personification. Another version of the proverb, , was used in

Terence Publius Terentius Afer (; – ), better known in English as Terence (), was a playwright during the Roman Republic. He was the author of six Roman comedy, comedies based on Greek comedy, Greek originals by Menander or Apollodorus of Carystus. A ...

's 151 BCE comedy play ''

Phormio Phormio ( ''Phormion'', ''gen''.: Φορμίωνος), the son of Asopius, was an Athenian general and admiral before and during the Peloponnesian War. A talented naval commander, Phormio commanded at several famous Athenian victories in 428 BC ...

'', line 203.

Ovid Publius Ovidius Naso (; 20 March 43 BC – AD 17/18), known in English as Ovid ( ), was a Augustan literature (ancient Rome), Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a younger contemporary of Virgil and Horace, with whom he i ...

extends the phrase at I.608 of his didactic work,

Ars Amatoria The (''The Art of Love'') is an instructional elegy series in three books by the ancient Roman poet Ovid. It was written in 2 AD. Content Book one of was written to show a man how to find a woman. In book two, Ovid shows how to keep her. These ...

, writing "audentem Forsque Venusque iuvat" or "Venus, like Fortune, favors the bold."

Pliny the Younger Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo; 61 – ), better known in English as Pliny the Younger ( ), was a lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome. Pliny's uncle, Pliny the Elder, helped raise and e ...

quotes his uncle,

Pliny the Elder Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23/24 79), known in English as Pliny the Elder ( ), was a Roman Empire, Roman author, Natural history, naturalist, and naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the Roman emperor, emperor Vesp ...

, as using the phrase when deciding to take his fleet and investigate the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in CE 79, in the hope of helping his friend Pomponianus: ''Fortes' inquit 'fortuna iuvat: Pomponianum pete.'' (Fortune', he said, 'favours the brave: head for Pomponianus.) Pliny the Elder ultimately died during the expedition. The Latin phrase ''Fortuna Eruditis Favet'' ("fortune favours the prepared mind") is also used.

Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur (, ; 27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, Fermentation, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the la ...

, the French microbiologist and chemist, expressed this as: "''Dans les champs de l'observation le hasard ne favorise que les esprits préparés''", meaning "In the fields of observation, chance favours only the prepared minds." In ''

The Prince ''The Prince'' ( ; ) is a 16th-century political treatise written by the Italian diplomat, philosopher, and Political philosophy, political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli in the form of a realistic instruction guide for new Prince#Prince as gener ...

'',

Niccolò Machiavelli Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527) was a Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance. He is best known for his political treatise '' The Prince'' (), writte ...

remarked, "It is better to be adventurous than cautious," but extending the metaphor, "because fortune is a woman and . . . it is necessary to beat and ill-use her; and it is seen that she allows herself to be mastered by the adventurous." The proverb may be a rewording of a line by

Democritus Democritus (, ; , ''Dēmókritos'', meaning "chosen of the people"; – ) was an Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek Pre-Socratic philosophy, pre-Socratic philosopher from Abdera, Thrace, Abdera, primarily remembered today for his formulation of an ...

that "boldness is the beginning of action, but fortune controls how it ends" ().

Examples

Australia

'Virtutis Fortuna Comes' (Fortune is the companion of virtue) is the unit motto of the

12th/16th Hunter River Lancers The 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers is an Australian Army Reserve cavalry regiment. It was formed on 1 May 1948, although it draws its lineage from units that were originally formed in the 1880s. It is currently a Heavy Cavalry unit equipped with ...

; an Army Reserve unit based in Northern New South Wales (the Hunter River region, hence the name) and South East Queensland.

Brazil

The motto for the

GRUMEC The Combat Divers Group (), abbreviated to GRUMEC, is a special operations and counterterrorism unit of the Brazilian Navy. Their main attributions include tasks such as reconnaissance, sabotage, hostage rescue and the elimination of targets of s ...

(Brazilian Navy's special group) and COMANDOS ANFÍBIOS (Brazilian Marines special operations group) is "''Fortuna Audaces Sequitur" (Fortune follows the brave – A sorte acompanha os audazes).''

Denmark

The quote "''Fortes Fortuna Juvat'' is used by the

Jydske Dragonregiment The Jutland Dragoon Regiment () is the only regiment of the Royal Danish Army that has an armored (Main Battle Tank, MBT) battalion, and is one of the Danish combat regiments in which soldiers are entitled to wear the black beret of the Armoured ...

, or Jutish Dragoon Regiment, in the Royal Danish Army.

Germany

The Latin version of the quote ''"Fortes fortuna adiuvat"'' is used as the motto of the 2nd

Corps Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was formally introduced March 1, 1800, when Napoleon ordered Gener ...

of the 471st Logistics Battalion (Logistikbataillon 471, 2. Kompanie) of the

Bundeswehr The (, ''Federal Defence'') are the armed forces of the Germany, Federal Republic of Germany. The is divided into a military part (armed forces or ''Streitkräfte'') and a civil part, the military part consists of the four armed forces: Germ ...

Ireland

The O'Flaherty clan has historically used the phrase ''"Fortuna Favet Fortibus"'' as a motto. The

O'Keeffe O'Keeffe () is an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Cork, particularly around Fermoy and Duhallow. The name comes from ''caomh'', meaning "kind", "gentle", "noble" Some reformed spellings present it as ''Ó Cu� ...

family motto is “Forti et fideli nihil difficile” which translates as “For the brave and faithful, nothing is difficult”. One of the

McCarthy McCarthy (also spelled MacCarthy or McCarty) may refer to: * MacCarthy dynasty, a Gaelic Irish clan * McCarthy, Alaska, United States * McCarty, Missouri, United States * McCarthy Road, a road in Alaska * McCarthy (band), an indie pop band * Châte ...

family mottos is "Forti et fideli nihil difficile". The Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington, used the motto "Virtutis Fortuna Comes".

Italy

The quote "''Audentes fortuna iuvat'' appears in the University of Milano Bicocca logo.

Malaysia

"''Fortuna Eruditis Favet'' is the motto of

Sunway University Sunway University, located in Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, is a private research university. The university is on a 8.9-hectare (22-acre) campus within Sunway City. The university offers a wide range of undergraduate an ...

and

Sunway College Sunway College is a private college based in Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It was established on 25 July 1987 by Jeffrey Cheah. It has a 10-hectare (24 acre) campus comprising academic and residential blocks adjacent to the Su ...

Netherlands

The motto is used by the Cornielje family of The Netherlands alongside their coat of arms.

New Zealand

The

Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own) The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own) was a territorial infantry regiment of the New Zealand Army. The regiment traced its origins to the Wellington Veteran Volunteer Corps, a Volunteer Force (New Zealand), volunteer corps formed in ...

adopted the badge of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment of the British Army, along with the motto of the Duke of Wellington "Virtutis Fortuna Comes" (see United Kingdom below). The Regiment's traditions are now carried on by Wellington Company, 5th / 7th Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. Also the motto of the Regular Force Cadets new Zealand

Pakistan

The motto for a tank regiment, 33rd Cavalry of Pakistan Armoured Corps.

Poland

The motto is used by the

6th Airborne Brigade (Poland) The 6th Airborne Brigade () is an elite brigade of the Polish Armed Forces, headquartered in Kraków. The formation specializes as airborne forces and air assault troops, being intended to conduct assault operations from either aircraft or helicop ...

Portugal

The motto for the Portuguese commandos is "''Audaces Fortuna Juvat'' (''A sorte protege os Audazes'').

Romania

"Audaces fortuna juvat" is the motto of the Naval Special Operations Forces known as FNOS or GNFOS.

Sri Lanka

The motto is used by the

Special Boat Squadron (Sri Lanka) The Special Boat Squadron (abbreviated as SBS) (; ) is the Sri Lanka Navy's elite special forces unit, modeled after the British Special Boat Service. It was raised in 1993. It forms part of the Sri Lanka Special Forces, alongside the Sri Lanka ...

United Kingdom

Because it was the motto of the Duke of Wellington, Earl of Mornington, ''Virtutis Fortuna Comes'' is used as the motto for the

British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...

Yorkshire Regiment The Royal Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) (abbreviated R YORKS) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, created by the amalgamation of three historic regiments in 2006. It lost one battalion as part of the Future of ...

having been previously used by one of the Yorkshire's antecedent regiments, the

Duke of Wellington's Regiment The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division. In 1702, Colonel George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, was authorised to raise a new regiment, which he di ...

(West Riding 3rd/76th Foot. It is also the motto for

Wellington College, Berkshire Wellington College is a co-educational public school providing education for boarding and day pupils in the village of Crowthorne, in Berkshire, in the United Kingdom. Wellington is a registered charity and currently educates roughly 1,100 pu ...

. A number of armigerous families use this motto, often featured on their coats of arms; these families include

Clan MacKinnon Clan MacKinnon ( ) is a Scottish Highlands, Highland Scottish clan from the islands of Isle of Mull, Mull and Skye, in the Inner Hebrides. Popular tradition gives the clan a Dal Riada, Dalriadic Gaelic origin. The 19th-century historian W. F. S ...

Clan Turnbull Clan Turnbull is an Armigerous_clan, armigerous Scottish clan. Origins of the name A legendary account of the ''Turnbull (surname), Turnbull'' name was told by Hector Boece, in his ''History of Scotland''. Boece tells the legend that during ...

, and several Dickson families, including a number resident in

Forfarshire Angus (; ) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross. Main industries include agriculture and fishing. Global pharmaceuticals ...

, and the Dickson Barons Islington. The phrase was used as the motto of the

Royal Air Force station This list of Royal Air Force stations is an overview of all current stations of the Royal Air Force (RAF) throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. This includes front-line and training airbases, support, administrative and training statio ...

based at

East Fortune East Fortune is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, located 2 miles (3 km) north west of East Linton. The area is known for its airfield which was constructed in 1915 to help protect Britain from attack by German Zeppelin airships during t ...

, in

East Lothian East Lothian (; ; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a Counties of Scotland, historic county, registration county and Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921. In ...

. The base was operational in the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

and between 1940 and 1947. It is the motto of the football club

Linfield F.C. Linfield Football Club is a Northern Ireland, Northern Irish professional Association football, football club, based in south Belfast, which plays in the NIFL Premiership – the highest level of the Northern Ireland Football League. The four ...

Belfast Belfast (, , , ; from ) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel ...

. It is also the motto of

Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool John Moores University (abbreviated LJMU) is a public university, public research university in the city of Liverpool, England. The university can trace its origins to the Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts, established in 1823. This ...

. It is also the motto of Outwood Cricket Club The Latin equivalent "''Fortuna audentes juvat'' is used as the motto for the Turing family, dating back to 1316 AD.

United States

Motto used by the

80th Fighter Squadron The 80th Fighter Squadron (traditionally nicknamed the "Headhunters", and since 1971 also the "Juvats") is a General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter squadron of the United States Air Force, currently part of the 8th Operations Group of ...

stationed at Kunsan AB, Republic of South Korea. As "''Fortes Fortuna Juvat'', * it appears on the crest of the

3rd Marine Regiment The 3d Marine Littoral Regiment (3d MLR) is a regiment of the United States Marine Corps that is optimized for littoral maneuver in the Indo-Pacific Theater. Based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, the regiment falls under the command of the 3rd Marin ...

at Kaneohe Bay,

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...

. * it is on the seal of the Special Missions Training Center * it is the official motto of the

United States Coast Guard Academy The United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), located in New London, Connecticut, is the United States service academies, U.S. service academy specifically for the United States Coast Guard. Founded in 1876, the academy provides education t ...

Class of 1982. "''Fortuna Favet Fortibus'' ("Fortune favors the brave") * is the official motto of the

United States Naval Academy The United States Naval Academy (USNA, Navy, or Annapolis) is a United States Service academies, federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It was established on 10 October 1845 during the tenure of George Bancroft as United States Secre ...

Classes of 1985, 2004, and 2012. *Is on the emblem of the 3rd Battalion 8th Marines 2n Marine Division . "Audaces Fortuna Juvat" * is the official motto of the

Class of 1992. "''Fortes Fortuna Juvat'' * is the unit motto for

2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines (2/3) was an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and sailors. The battalion fell under the command of the 3rd Marine Reg ...

, stationed out of

Marine Corps Base Hawaii Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), formerly Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay and originally Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay, is a United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps facility and air station located on the Mokapu Peninsula of windward ...

. * appears on the gates of Honor Hill at Ft. Benning, Georgia. * has been the motto of several

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 millio ...

ships: ** USNS ''Carl Brashear'' (T-AKE-7). The motto appears on the ship's insignia. ** USS ''La Jolla'' (SSN-701) ** , after her conversion from an

SSBN A ballistic missile submarine is a submarine capable of deploying submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) with nuclear warheads. These submarines became a major weapon system in the Cold War because of their nuclear deterrence capabil ...

to a

SSGN A cruise missile submarine is a submarine that carries and launches cruise missiles ( SLCMs consisting of land-attack cruise missiles and anti-ship missiles) as its primary armament. Missiles greatly enhance a warship's ability to attack surfac ...

. ** ** "''Audentes Fortuna Juvat'' * is used by the

366th Fighter Wing The 366th Fighter Wing (366 FW) is a fighter wing of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Units The wing comprises four groups: the 366th Operations Group, 366th Maintenance Group, 3 ...

of the

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...

and appears on the wing patch. The motto is also used by the

Air Force Office of Special Investigations The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI or AFOSI) is a U.S. federal law enforcement agency that reports directly to the Secretary of the Air Force. OSI is also a U.S. Air Force field operating agency under the administrative guida ...

, 3rd Field Investigation Region, Detachment 327,

Little Rock Air Force Base Little Rock Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately northeast of Little Rock, Arkansas. The facility covers 6,217 acres (2,516 ha) with a resident population of over 3,300 and working population of approximate ...

. * is the motto of the

(The Headhunters) stationed out of

Kunsan Air Base Kunsan K-8 Air Base () is a United States Air Force base located at Gunsan Airport, on the west coast of the Korean peninsula bordered by the Yellow Sea. It is located in the town of Gunsan (also romanized as Kunsan), about south of Seoul. Kun ...

Republic of Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

. * is the unit motto for

3rd Battalion, 8th Marines 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines (3/8) was an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, was consisted of approximately 1,100 Marines and sailors. The battalion fell under the comma ...

, stationed out of Marine Corps Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. * is also used on the

Seattle Police Department The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is the principal police force, law enforcement agency of the city of Seattle, Washington, United States. It is responsible for the entire city except for the campus of the University of Washington (which is und ...

SWAT A SWAT (''Special Weapons and Tactics'') team is a generic term for a police tactical unit within the United States, though the term has also been used by other nations. SWAT units are generally trained, equipped, and deployed to res ...

unit patch. * is the squadron motto for US Navy Growler Squadron VAQ-209, stationed at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington. "''Fortuna favet audaci'' * is the motto of

Trumbull College Trumbull College is one of fourteen undergraduate residential colleges of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. The college is named for Jonathan Trumbull, governor of Connecticut from 1769 to 1784 and advisor and friend to Gen ...

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

. During the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...

, the

Confederate States of America The Confederate States of America (CSA), also known as the Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or Dixieland, was an List of historical unrecognized states and dependencies, unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United State ...

Army's 7th Alabama Cavalry displayed "Fortuna Favet Fortibus" on its flag.

In popular culture

In the 1997 episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, " Favor the Bold", Ben Sisko says the phrase as the last line of the episode. He refers to it as an old saying. In the 1986 film " Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home", Admiral

James T. Kirk James Tiberius Kirk, often known as Captain Kirk, is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. Originally played by Canadian actor William Shatner, Kirk first appeared in ''Star Trek'' serving aboard the starship USS ''Enter ...

alters the phrase when setting off on a dangerous mission. He says "May fortune favor the foolish.". A 1998

Flaming Carrot Comics ''Flaming Carrot Comics'' is an American superhero comic book created by Bob Burden, featuring the absurd, surreal adventures of the Flaming Carrot. The series first appeared in ''Visions'' #1, a magazine-size comic book publication. Flaming Ca ...

collection was titled "Flaming Carrot Comics: Fortune Favors the Bold!". In the movies ''

John Wick ''John Wick'' is an American media franchise created by Derek Kolstad. It centers on a neo-noir action thriller film series featuring titular character portrayed by Keanu Reeves. Wick is a legendary hitman who is reluctantly drawn back int ...

'' and '' John Wick: Chapter 2'', the

title character The title character in a narrative work is one who is named or referred to in the title of the work. In a performed work such as a play or film, the performer who plays the title character is said to have the title role of the piëce. The title o ...

bears a tattoo across his upper back reading "FORTIS FORTUNA ADIUVAT". "Fortis" means both "strong" and "brave". Thus, the saying denotes "Fortune favors the strong and the courageous". It should also be mentioned that "adiuvat" means "help" and the saying can also be translated as "Fortune helps the strong and the courageous". In the 2002 Film ''

Gangs of New York ''Gangs of New York'' is a 2002 American-Italian epic historical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, and Kenneth Lonergan, based on Herbert Asbury's 1928 book '' The Gangs of New York''. The fil ...

'' , midway during the film, on election night,

Boss Tweed William Magear "Boss" Tweed (April 3, 1823 – April 12, 1878) was an American politician most notable for being the political boss of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party's political machine that played a major role in the politics of 19t ...

yells out to the gathered crowd "Fortuna Juvat Audentes". Leading the chant back was the lead character, Amsterdam Vallon, and they replied in English "Fortune Favors the Bold". In Episode 12 Season 2'' of the anime

The Faraway Paladin is a Japanese light novel series written by Kanata Yanagino and illustrated by Kususaga Rin. It began serialization online in May 2015 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Overlap, wh ...

'' the spirits of the dwarven warriors chant this as a rallying war cry against the evil dragon Valacirca in support of Will William G. Mary blood and his brave party as they prepare to face off once more. In the award-winning video game '' The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'', while exploring the landscape, players can find and read a book entitled 'Unfinished Book'. Within the text of this book, the phrase "audentes fortuna iuvat!" can be found. The motto of

, one of Yale University’s undergraduate residential colleges, is this. In 2021, Matt Damon appeared in an advertisement for

Crypto.com Crypto.com is a cryptocurrency exchange company based in Singapore that offers various financial services, including an app, exchange, and noncustodial DeFi wallet, NFT marketplace, and direct payment service in cryptocurrency. As of June 2023, ...

encouraging investors using the proverb ("Fortune favors the bold") as a slogan. The advertisement was widely criticized, and it was frequently satirized by the animated series ''

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boysStan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand the ...

'', beginning in its twenty-fifth season. The original Latin version of the proverb is frequently used in the video game ''Kingdom Come: Deliverance II'', most prominently by the character of Hans Capon.

References

External links

* {{commonscatinline Latin proverbs Fortuna Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD