In a calm sea every man is a pilot.Proverb collected by Thomas Preston
Thomas Preston (compiler), A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, proverb 187. — https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39281/pg39281-images.html#proverb_187
Make the best of a bad bargain.Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it.It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.