116 quotes found
“The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.”
“Praise the sea on shore remain.”
“I must go down to the seas again to the lonely sea and the sky And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.”
“The sea hath no king but God alone.”
“Break break break On thy cold gray stones O sea! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me.”
“The ocean and I have many pebbles To find and wash off and roll into shape.”
“The sea possesses a power over one's moods that has the effect of a will. The sea can hypnotize. Nature in general can do so.”
“Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean - roll! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain Man marks the earth with ruin - his control Stops with the shore.”
“The sea - the truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display of manly qualities - courage hardihood endurance faithfulness - has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness...”
“Being in a ship is being in a jail with the chance of being drowned.”
“I liked to sail alone. The sea was the same as a girl to me - I did not want anyone else along.”
“I do not love the sea. The look of it is disquieting. There is something in the very sound of it that stirs the premonition felt while we listen to noble music we become inexplicably troubled.”
“The only cure for seasickness is to sit on the shady side of an old church in the country.”
“I have observed on board a steamer how men and women easily give way to their instinct for flirtation because water has the power of washing away our sense of responsibility and those who on la...”
“A poor woman from Manchester on being taken to the seaside is said to have expressed her delight on seeing for the first time something of which there was enough for everybody.”
“There's never an end for the sea.”
“We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.”
“The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect.”
“My dreams were always small and puny. All I ever needed was a little house with a little picket fence by the sea. Little did I know that I would live in Malacanang Palace for 20 years and visit all...”
