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  What it means

  Literally “he who doesn’t risk doesn’t drink champagne.” Means nothing ventured, nothing gained — you have to take risks to enjoy the rewards. “No risk, no reward.”

  Vocabulary

  • ryzykować — to risk
  • szampan — champagne

  Grammar note

  'Ten nie pije' — 'ten' is a demonstrative pronoun referring back to 'kto'. 'Szampana' is genitive of 'szampan' after negated verb.

  Cultural context

  Champagne as the symbol of celebration and success — a very Polish way of framing risk-taking as the price of the good life.

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