Quote#Wisdom
Naught venture naught have
Quote byThomas Tusser · 1524–1580
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Hundred Points of Good Husbandry (1557), "October's Abstract". Compare: "Naught venture naught have", John Heywood, Proverbes, Part I, Chapter XI..
English (original)
Naught venture naught have.
— Thomas Tusser
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