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What it means

Roebuck glosses it as: he is safe who has a powerful protector. Rough water is less frightening when the right person is steering. Pick your crew and your mentors well, and the storm becomes something you can ride out.

The source

"Why fear the waves when Noah is your boatman?" This Persian proverb is recorded in Roebuck, Persian and Hindoostanee Proverbs (1824), Part I, no. 121. Translated by Roebuck, 1824.

"What dread has he of the waves of the sea, who has Noah for a boat-man ?"

Roebuck, 1824, Roebuck, Persian and Hindoostanee Proverbs (1824), Part I, no. 121. Text read at archive.org.

Who said it

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Questions

What does "Why fear the waves when Noah is your boatman?" mean?
Roebuck glosses it as: he is safe who has a powerful protector. Rough water is less frightening when the right person is steering. Pick your crew and your mentors well, and the storm becomes something you can ride out.
Who said "Why fear the waves when Noah is your boatman?"?
Persian proverb. Source: Roebuck, Persian and Hindoostanee Proverbs (1824), Part I, no. 121.
What is the original wording?
What dread has he of the waves of the sea, who has Noah for a boat-man ? (Roebuck, 1824). Translated by Roebuck, 1824.
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"Why fear the waves when Noah is your boatman?" (Persian proverb, Roebuck, Persian and Hindoostanee Proverbs (1824), Part I, no. 121, trans. Roebuck, 1824). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/why-fear-the-waves-when-noah-is-your

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