fortis Fortuna adiuvat

Alternative forms

 * (Pliny Epistles 6 16)
 * (Virgil Aeneid 10 284)
 * (Ovid Metamorphoses 10 586)

Etymology
Literally "(the) strong (ones), Fortune helps." From Terence's comedy play Phormio, line 203. Cited by Cicero in the 1st century as a.

Proverb

 * 1) fortune favors the bold

Usage notes
Often misquoted in English texts as, which uses the accusative plural ending -ēs instead of the "Republican" accusative ending -īs. Although grammatically correct, the form ending in -ēs is not the one used in Terence's play.