Faithful Quote by Joseph Conrad

I was a tried seaman when, for the first time, I set foot upon the soil of my country, and took up my residence…

— John Sergeant Wise

Recollect that you must be a seaman to be an officer and also that you cannot be a good officer without being a gentleman.

— Horatio Nelson

Every seaman is not only a navigator, but a merchant and also a soldier.

— William Petty

...for there is nothing mysterious to a seaman unless it be the sea itself, which is the mistress of his existence...

— Joseph Conrad

“The Seaman’s Practice,”

— Bill Bryson

I was an able-seaman, a deck hand. As I say, it's the way to see the world and get paid for it.

— David Walker

For every Seaman of Industry and Ingenuity, is not only a Navigator, but a Merchant, and also a Soldier.

— William Petty

It's extremely difficult to get these jobs because you can't get a job on a ship unless you have seaman's paper's, and you can't…

— Paul Auster

The humblest craft that floats makes its appeal to a seaman by the faithfulness of her life.

— Joseph Conrad

I spent six years before the mast on all types of merchant ships, and naturally I feel well qualified for seafaring roles.

— Van Heflin

“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

Every Sailor has the potential to lead," said Mullen, "I don't care if it's a seaman recruit or someone higher ranking than myself. Where…

— Michael Mullen