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better to try and fail than never to try
Proverb encouraging action over inaction; emphasizes that regret from not trying is worse than regret from failure.
やらずに後悔するよりやって後悔したほうがいいと思って、思い切って留学を決めた。
Thinking it's better to try and fail than never to try, I took the plunge and decided to study abroad.
告白するのは怖いけど、やらずに後悔するよりやって後悔したほうがいいよ。
It's scary to confess, but it's better to try and regret it than to not try and regret it.
A modern Japanese proverb constructed from common grammatical patterns; no single historical origin.