In a calm sea every man is a pilot

every man is a pilot in a calm sea

every man is a pilot wen the sea is calm

when the sea is calm, every man (is|becomes) a pilot

Definicja i Znaczenie "in a calm sea every man is a pilot"

in a calm sea every man is a pilot

ZDANIE

used to suggest that people often overestimate their abilities or expertise when they are not being challenged, and that true skill and leadership are only tested in difficult or challenging situations

Proverb

Example

As a young lawyer, I quickly learned that in a calm sea every man is a pilot when I struggled to handle a difficult case that required more expertise than I had initially thought.