Don't know how to pray? Go to sea and learn.

What it means

The sea humbles everyone who goes out on it. Out there, people find out how small they are and what they really depend on. Some lessons only the open water teaches.

The source

"Don't know how to pray? Go to sea and learn." This Ukrainian proverb is recorded in Nomys, Ukrainian Proverbs, Sayings and So On (1864). Translated from the original Ukrainian by Spartan Surfers.

"Хто не уміє молитися, най іде на море учитися."

Original Ukrainian, Nomys, Ukrainian Proverbs, Sayings and So On (1864). Text read at archive.org.

Who said it

Proverbs of the world (Every age). Sayings from the Latin, Greek, Norse, Japanese, Chinese and more, each traced to an old source in its own language.

Questions

What does "Don't know how to pray? Go to sea and learn." mean?

The sea humbles everyone who goes out on it. Out there, people find out how small they are and what they really depend on. Some lessons only the open water teaches.

Who said "Don't know how to pray? Go to sea and learn."?

Ukrainian proverb. Source: Nomys, Ukrainian Proverbs, Sayings and So On (1864).

What is the original Ukrainian?

Хто не уміє молитися, най іде на море учитися. Translated from the original Ukrainian by Spartan Surfers.

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"Don't know how to pray? Go to sea and learn." (Ukrainian proverb, Nomys, Ukrainian Proverbs, Sayings and So On (1864), translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/dont-know-how-to-pray-go-to-sea