Nothing ventured, nothing gained

Posted by John Helms on January 04, 2010 at 22:08

The origin of "Nothing ventured, nothing gained" appears to be Njal's Saga, in which Wolf asks Hrut, "What's best to be done now, Icelander?" Hrut replies, "Hold on our course, for nothing venture, nothing have."

• Nothing ventured, nothing gained RRC 05/January/10