Seamen Quotes

14 quotes by 14 authors

Those officers and men who were immediately under my observation, evinced the greatest gallantry, and I have no doubt that all others conducted themselves as… — Oliver Hazard Perry
God bless the soldiers and seamen, with all their brave commanders. — Abraham Lincoln
Still we did not expect to be without rubs and difficulties; and we have had them. First the detention of Western posts: then the coalition… — Thomas Jefferson
To be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Otherwise, you are doomed to a routine… — Sterling Hayden
Seamen have a custom, when they meet a whale, to fling him out an empty tub by way of amusement, to divert him from laying… — Jonathan Swift
They fought on with a devotion which would puzzle the generation of the 1980s. More surprising, in many instances it would have baffled the men… — William Manchester
Not only the priceless heritage of our fathers, of our seamen, of our Empire builders is being thrown away in a war that serves no… — John Amery
The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment. It is commonly observed, that among soldiers and seamen, though there is much kindness, there is… — Samuel Johnson
For the Members of the Assembly having before their eyes so many fatal Instances of the errors and falshoods, in which the greatest part of… — Robert Hooke
The colors that float from the masthead should be the credentials of our seamen. There is no safety to us, and the gentlemen have shown… — Henry Clay
When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing… — Diogenes
There were gentlemen and there were seamen in the navy of Charles the Second. But the seamen were not gentlemen; and the gentlemen were not… — Thomas B. Macaulay
Where lies the land, to which the ship would go? Far, far ahead is all, her seamen know. And where the land she travels from?… — Arthur Hugh Clough
Women say, It's not the size of the boat that matters, but motion in the ocean. My boat sinks right away and leaves seamen everywhere. — Nikhil Saluja

Who Wrote These Seamen Quotes

14 authors contributed a total of 14 Seamen Quotes as follows: