Quotes on Sailing

Forth from his dark and lonely hiding-place, (Portentous sight!) the owlet Atheism, sailing on obscene wings athwart the noon, drops his blue-fringed lids, and holds them close, and hooting at the glorious sun in Heaven, cries out, ''Where is it?''

Our future is like that of the passengers on a small pleasure boat sailing quietly above the Niagara Falls, not knowing that the engines are about to fail.

Your Constitution is all sail and no anchor.

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

The sail, the play of its pulse so like our own lives: so thin and yet so full of life, so noiseless when it labors hardest, so noisy and impatient when least effective.

Coastal sailing as long as it is perfectly safe and easy commands no magic. Overseas expeditions are invariably bound up with ceremonies and ritual. Man resorts to magic only where chance and circumstances are not fully controlled by knowledge.

But who is this, what thing of sea or land,- Female of sex it seems,- That so bedeck'd, ornate, and gay, Comes this way sailing Like a stately ship Of Tarsus, bound for th' isles Of Javan or Gadire, With all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Sails fill'd, and streamers waving, Courted by all the winds that hold them play, An amber scent of odorous perfume Her harbinger?

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

You have discovered the spiritual universe. Many others have discovered this same world, but each must make the discovery for himself. You are going to have a lot of joy sailing around this world of yours. Don't fight the opinions of others, or waste your time arguing over these things. Follow the inward gleam of your consciousness and you will arrive.

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.

A lot of people attack the sea, I make love to it.

Little islands are all large prisons: one cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow.

I must go down to the sea again For the call of the running tide It's a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied.

Sail on silver girl_x000D_ Sail on by_x000D_ Your time has come to shine_x000D_ All your dreams are on their way_x000D_ See how they shine_x000D_ Oh, if you need a friend_x000D_ I'm sailing right behind.

Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.

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

If a man is to be obsessed by something, I suppose a boat is as good as anything, perhaps a bit better than most.

If everything is smooth sailing right from the beginning, we cannot become people of substance and character. By surmounting paining setbacks and obstacles, we can create a brilliant history of triumph that will shine forever. That is what makes life so exciting and enjoyable. In any field of endeavour, those who overcome hardships and grow as human beings are advancing towards success and victory in life.

We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.

To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.