Saying of the Day March 11, 2021

📒He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea

✍🏾Possible meaning:

The sea is supremely powerful, and can be a terrifying and awe-inspiring place.

✏️Note

pray (verb) = ask for help from God; give thanks to God | This saying may be more easily understood if rephrased as: "The person that wants to learn to pray should go to sea."

▫️Origin

This quotation from Welsh poet George Herbert (1593 - 1633) - "He that will learne to pray, let him goe to Sea" - reflects seafarers' long-standing conviction that at sea we find the ultimate in awe and terror.