"Anyhow, a philosophical turn of thought now was……" — Joshua Slocum
"Anyhow, a philosophical turn of thought now was not amiss, else one's patience would have given out almost at the harbour entrance. The term of her probation was eight days."
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25 Quotes by Joshua Slocum
Joshua Slocum has 25 quotes on this site.
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About midnight the fog shut down again denser than before. One could almost "stand on it." It continued so for…
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And now, without having wearied my friends, I hope, with detailed scientific accounts, theories, or deductions, I will only say…
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Captain Fisher, the commander, with a party of young ladies from the city and gentlemen belonging to his ship, came…
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If the Spray discovered no continents on her voyage, it may be that there were no more continents to be…
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Nothing escapes the vigilance of the New South Wales police; their reputation is known the world over.
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They made a shrewd guess that I could give them some useful information, and they were the first to meet…
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I once knew a writer who, after saying beautiful things about the sea, passed through a Pacific hurricane, and he…
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Remember, Lord, my ship is small and thy sea is so wide!
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To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go. The tales of rough usage are for the most part…
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Good work in the building of my vessel stood me always in good stead.
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To know the laws that govern the winds, and to know that you know them, will give you an easy…
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My ship was also in better condition than when she sailed from Boston on her long voyage. She was still…
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More Amiss Quotes
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All is amiss. Love is dying, faith's defying, heart's denying.
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Whenever our neighbour's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our…
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I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right…
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We know that priorities are amiss in the world when a man gets a military medal of honor for killing…
— Charlotte Bunch
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On a flight of emotion there's wonder and bliss, but beware of a landing that may go amiss.
— Wes Fesler
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(The difficulty over the question of eternal torments lies in) how it is irreconcilable with the Goodness of God, to…
— Samuel Clarke
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Something had gone amiss with men, and the weak ones were dangerous.
— Thomas McGuane
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He who seeks the Father more than anything He can give, is likely to have what he asks, for he…
— George MacDonald
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For a poet to depict a poet in poetry is a hazardous experiment; in regarding one's own trade a sense…
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When I'm stuck in my writing, the world is amiss. If I'm eating a sandwich, it's an unsettled sandwich. If…
— Melissa Rosenberg
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A ballad once in a while doesn't go amiss
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You say, "Where goest Thou?" I cannot tell, And still go on. But if the way be straight I cannot…
— Victor Hugo
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