Ships At Sea Quotes

Whoever you are, motion and reflection are especially for you, The divine ship sails the divine sea for you.

The rain is falling all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea. - Rain

Men go back to the mountains, as they go back to sailing ships at sea, because in the mountains and on the sea they must face up.

We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.

Spirits rise as the sails fill... Gone is the sea's glassy surface, and with it the terrible glare. Close the hatches and ports! We're sailing again!

We know of fishing vessels that carry up to twelve different flags on board, and they re-flag their ship at sea,.

The desert is so vast that no one can know it all. Men go out into the desert, and they are like ships at sea; no one knows when they will return.

A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.

The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.

The cabin of a small yacht is truly a wonderful thing; not only will it shelter you from a tempest, but from the other troubles in life, it is a safe retreat.

It was one of those hot, silent nights, when people sit at windows listening for the thunder which they know will shortly break; when they recall dismal tales of hurricanes and earthquakes; and of lonely travellers on open plains, and lonely ships at sea, struck by lightning.

Would you learn the secret of the sea? Only those who brave its dangers, comprehend its mystery!

Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America from border to border and coast to coast and all the ships at sea. Let's go to press.

When you sell a man a book you don't sell just twelve ounces of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life. Love and friendship and humour and ships at sea by night - there's all heaven and earth in a book, a real book.

When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life.

O Captain my Captain! our fearful trip is done, / The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won

It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage.

He who lets the sea lull him into a sense of security is in very grave danger.

Out of sight of land the sailor feels safe. It is the beach that worries him.

All I ask is a tall ship and a star to sail her by.

When I forget how talented God is, I look to the sea.

For one thing, I was no longer alone; a man is never alone with the wind-and the boat made three.

Men in a ship are always looking up, and men ashore are usually looking down.

There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.

It's out there at sea that you are really yourself.

I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.

The days pass happily with me wherever my ship sails.

At sea, I learned how little a person needs, not how much.

Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.

He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast.

For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), It's always our self we find in the sea.

A life without an objective is much like a ship at sea with no port in mind. It drifts with the waves or storms, or with the whim of the captain. They are tempted to ask, amidst the battles of life, "Is the struggle worth-while?" That attitude lessens the joy of living. They who say that there is no purpose in life are not unhappy, but become dangerous to themselves and others, for they have no safe guide for their actions. Indeed, life has not objective save physical satisfactions, it is empty and valueless.

A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company

No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned... a man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.

Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.

Home is like the ship at sea, Sailing on eternally; Oft the anchor forth we cast, But can never make it fast.

To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail, not drift.

The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to seek.

I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way.

We have met the enemy and they are ours.

Alas, by what rude fate Our lives, like ships at sea, an instant meet, Then part forever on their courses fleet.

To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go.

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.

If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.

A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.

When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

And the winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.