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a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor

English edit

Etymology edit

Attributed to Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Proverb edit

a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor

  1. Challenging experiences are the most educational and thus, ultimately, the most beneficial.
    • L.K. Elliott (2015 March 23) Confessions of an Ex Hot Mess: 10 Steps to Beat Stress and Feel Your Best‎[1], FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 53
      A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor and the same concept applies to a relationship. If you have a relationship where there is never tough times to work through together, there will never be an opportunity to gain strength within the relationship. Accept the good with the bad because it all happens for a reason, and will teach you something.
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