"To young men contemplating a voyage I would……" — Joshua Slocum
"To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go. The tales of rough usage are for the most part exaggerations, as also are the tales of sea danger. To face the elements is, to be sure, no light matter when the sea is in its grandest mood. You must then know the sea, and know that you know it, and not forget that it was made to be sailed over."
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Joshua Slocum
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25 Quotes by Joshua Slocum
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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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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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On this day there was soon wind enough and to spare. The same might have been said of the sea.…
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Every one knows, that the mind will not be kept from contemplating what it loves in the midst of crowds…
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Look out into the universe and contemplate the glory of God. Observe the stars, millions of them, twinkling in the…
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In truth, to know oneself seems to be the hardest of all things. Not only our eye, which observes external…
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Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.
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Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to…
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It is indeed difficult to make a living as a writer, and my advice to anyone contemplating a literary career…
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Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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That part of your friend which it is your privilege to contemplate in your adversity
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It is very remarkable that while the words Eternal, Eternity, Forever, are constantly in our mouths, and applied without hesitation,…
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He is incapable of a truly good action who finds not a pleasure in contemplating the good actions of others.
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Accustomed long to contemplating love and compassion I have forgotten all difference between myself and others
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When I contemplate the natural dignity of man; when I feel (for Nature has not been kind enough to me…
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