Adventure Quote by Thomas Lovell Beddoes

“The anchor heaves, the ship swings free The sails swell full. To sea, to sea!”

— Thomas Lovell Beddoes

“What is more exhilarating than to make your staunch little boat, obedient to your will and muscle, go skimming lightly over glistening, tilting waves,…

— Helen Keller

think of innocent Icarus who is doing quite well: larger than a sail, over the fog and the blast of the plushy ocean, he…

— Anne Sexton

Lightly tripping o'er the land, Deftly skimming o'er the main, Scarce our fairy wings bedewing With the frothy mantling brine, Scarce our silver feet…

— Hartley Coleridge

Great waves, and blaze with fire like them.In beauty, but do not condemn,The seamen who embark and fail,But only those who will not sail.

— John Piper

“In the serene weather of the tropics it is exceedingly pleasant—the mast-head; nay, to a dreamy meditative man it is delightful. There you stand,…

— Herman Melville

“At last the anchor was up, the sails were set, and off we glided. It was a short, cold Christmas; and as the short…

— Herman Melville

“You are standing up on the seat of your swing and sailing higher than you really ought to, with that bold, planted stance of…

— Marilynne Robinson

Behold the threaden sails, Borne with the invisible and creeping wind, Draw the huge bottoms through the furrow'd sea, Breasting the lofty surge

— William Shakespeare

“I loved to steer the ship, and in a short time became an expert helmsman. What glorious weather one experiences within the limits of…

— John D. Whidden

“Beacon, beacon, lonesome on a hill— Waves run aground, pound ‘round, what a thrill! Water water everywhere crashes, Shore’s not lazy for it mashes,…

— Mariecor Ruediger

“The golden anchor beckons, the blue sail rises Like the wing of a dream unfolding to a new day. Let us depart, my muse!…

— Delmira Agustini