Go to the sea if you want to fish well.

What it means

Big results come from big waters. If you stay in the safe pond, you catch small fish. Go where the opportunity actually is.

The source

"Go to the sea if you want to fish well." This Italian proverb is recorded in Bohn, A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs (1857), Italian Proverbs. Translated from the original Italian by Spartan Surfers.

"Va al mare, se ben vuoi pescare."

Original Italian, Bohn, A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs (1857), Italian Proverbs. 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 "Go to the sea if you want to fish well." mean?

Big results come from big waters. If you stay in the safe pond, you catch small fish. Go where the opportunity actually is.

Who said "Go to the sea if you want to fish well."?

Italian proverb. Source: Bohn, A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs (1857), Italian Proverbs.

What is the original Italian?

Va al mare, se ben vuoi pescare. Translated from the original Italian by Spartan Surfers.

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"Go to the sea if you want to fish well." (Italian proverb, Bohn, A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs (1857), Italian Proverbs, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/go-to-the-sea-if-you-want-to