Venus favors the bold.

The bold adventurer succeeds the best.

Aber du willst nur mein sein unter Bedingungen, während ich dir bedingungslos gehöre.

All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and. . . you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold.

A favor tardily bestowed is no favor; for a favor quickly granted is a more agreeable favor. [Lat., Gratia, quae tarda est, ingrata est: gratia namque Cum fieri properat, gratia grata magis.]

In the field of observation, chance favors the prepared mind.