no guts, no glory

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no guts, no glory

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Suggesting the bloody conditions of warfare.

proverb

Success will not be achieved without courage, hard work, and struggle. Near-synonyms: no pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained
Similar: no pain, no gain, nothing ventured, nothing gained

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"no guts, no glory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/no%20guts%2C%20no%20glory. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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no guts, no glory. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/no%20guts%2C%20no%20glory

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"no guts, no glory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/no%20guts%2C%20no%20glory.

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@misc{no_guts_no_glory_2026,
  title = {no guts, no glory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/no%20guts%2C%20no%20glory},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}