Haha I love that last portion: "A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor." Interesting quote and it is basically saying that skill is made with obstacles in life. I guess we not taking into account natural talent, but at the end of the day there is so much natural talent can do. You need handwork to be really good at what you do. I like this.
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thanks daf, im happy you got some value from it.