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• Nothing ventured, nothing gained
  Nothing ventured, nothing gained

  If you don't risk anything, you won't gain anything.
• nothing ventured, nothing gained
  nothing ventured, nothing gained

  One must take risks to achieve something, as in They quit their jobs, packed up, and moved to Wisconsin, saying “nothing ventured, nothing gained.” Although this adage has appeared in slightly different form since the late 1300s, it was first recorded in this form only in 1624. For another version, see no pain, no gain.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained

Cultural  

1. If you don't risk anything, you won't gain anything.

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nothing ventured, nothing gained Idioms  

1. One must take risks to achieve something, as in They quit their jobs, packed up, and moved to Wisconsin, saying “nothing ventured, nothing gained.” Although this adage has appeared in slightly different form since the late 1300s, it was first recorded in this form only in 1624. For another version, see no pain, no gain.

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