"Was the crew well? Was I not? I……" — Joshua Slocum
"Was the crew well? Was I not? I had profited in many ways by the voyage. I had even gained flesh, and actually weighed a pound more than when I sailed from Boston."
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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…
- And now, without having wearied my friends, I hope, with detailed scientific accounts, theories, or deductions, I will only say…
- Captain Fisher, the commander, with a party of young ladies from the city and gentlemen belonging to his ship, came…
- If the Spray discovered no continents on her voyage, it may be that there were no more continents to be…
- Nothing escapes the vigilance of the New South Wales police; their reputation is known the world over.
- They made a shrewd guess that I could give them some useful information, and they were the first to meet…
- I once knew a writer who, after saying beautiful things about the sea, passed through a Pacific hurricane, and he…
- Remember, Lord, my ship is small and thy sea is so wide!
- To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go. The tales of rough usage are for the most part…
- Good work in the building of my vessel stood me always in good stead.
- To know the laws that govern the winds, and to know that you know them, will give you an easy…
- My ship was also in better condition than when she sailed from Boston on her long voyage. She was still…