Sail Quotes

512 Sail quotes by 385 unique authors

All of the wisdom of this world is but a tiny raft upon which we must set sail when we leave this earth. If only… — Socrates
The breeze of God's grace is blowing continually. You have to set your sail to catch that breeze. — Unknown Author
Arsenal have the wind in their sails and they need to put their foot to the floor. — Andy Townsend
What makes a good editor is staying the hell out of the way as much as possible. ... If you're a DC or Marvel or… — Mark Waid
The same wind blows on us all. The economic wind, the social wind, the political wind. The same wind blows on everybody. The difference in… — Jim Rohn
At last the anchor was up, the sails were set, and off we glided. It was a sharp, cold Christmas; and as the short northern… — Herman Melville
Trying to have wisdom without application is like trying to catch the winds without raising the sails! — Thomas Russell
And more than once in the course of time, the same theme reappears: among the mystics of the fifteenth century, it has become the motif… — Michel Foucault
... the best pilots have need of mariners, besides sails, anchor and other tackle. — Ben Jonson
She sent him a warm and gentle wind, and Lord Odysseus was happy as he set his sails to catch the breeze. He sat beside… — Homer
In the love of narrow souls I make many short voyages but in vain-I find no sea room-but in great souls I sail before the… — Henry David Thoreau
As soon as somebody demonstrates the art of flying, settlers from our species of man will not be lacking on the moon and Jupiter... Given… — Johannes Kepler
Walking aft a few feet we stand at the steering gear of the ship. There is no cozy; wheel-house on the bridge for the quartermaster… — Paul J. H. Schoemaker
I heave the basketball; I know it sails in a parabola, exhibiting perfect symmetry, which is interrupted by the basket. It's funny, but it is… — Michael Jordan
This is the day of wonders. The land is covered with trees like a head with hair and behind the ship the sun rises tipping… — Alice Munro
If this was a sandalwood pyre she would have thrown herself in and this paper she'd become would have caught fire and she and him… — Janet Fitch
Boston was a great city to grow up in, and it probably still is. We were surrounded by two very important elements: academia and the… — Leonard Nimoy
I'll never reach my destination, If I never try, So I will sail my vessel, 'Til the river runs dry. — Garth Brooks
We must reset our sails to take advantage of these changing winds and prosper as a business and individual. You can make the most of… — Harry S. Dent
Perhaps we cannot raise the winds. But each of us can put up the sail, so that when the wind comes we can catch it. — E F Schumacher

Who Wrote These Sail Quotes

385 authors contributed a total of 512 Sail Quotes, led by these top contributors: