Beacons Quote by Jacques Maritain

The man who voyages strange seas must of necessity be a little unsure of himself. It is the man with the flashy air of…

— Fred Hoyle

“(about sailors) Their minds are of the stay-at-home order, and their home is always with them - the ship; and so is their country…

— Joseph Conrad

“A ship doesn't look quite the same from inside, does it? A wise sailor,' Robert said, fanning his arms, 'will one time stand upon…

— Diane Carey

“Sometimes in life, we reach a right place by departing from a wrong port with a wrong ship!”

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Just as the ocean wears away the rocks and bends the contour of the shoreline to it's will, so it washes over a man's…

— Frank Mulville

“He was a seaman, but he was a wanderer, too, while most seamen lead, if one may so express it, a sedentary life. Their…

— Joseph Conrad

“Sometimes no matter how far off course your ship has sailed in the seas of life... it becomes obvious that you must turn around…

— Timothy Pina

At best, the true philosopher can fulfil his mission very imperfectly, which is to pilot himself, or at most a few voluntary companions who…

— George Santayana

“In order to avoid shipwreck, wise people usually appoint one captain to navigate the ship.”

— moolesh.k.dindoyal

“He found himself in the strange predicament all sailors share: essentially he belonged neither to the land nor to the sea. Possibly a man…

— Yukio Mishima

“...most seamen lead, if one may so express it, a sedentary life. Their minds are of the stay-at-home order.... In the immutability of their…

— Joseph Conrad

“Amongst those who go to sea there are the navigators who discover new worlds, adding continents to the earth and stars to the heavens:…

— Gustave Flaubert