Sailing Quote by William Falconer

It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.

— Jim Rohn

When you forget to take the sail at all, then the wind is constantly in your favour both ways. But there! this world is…

— Jerome K. Jerome

“A ship, like a human being, moves best when it is slightly athwart the wind, when it has to keep its sails tight and…

— James A. Michener

When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails

— H. Jackson Brown, Jr

Walking aft a few feet we stand at the steering gear of the ship. There is no cozy; wheel-house on the bridge for the…

— Paul J. H. Schoemaker

You cannot direct the wind but you can always adjust your sail.

— Ash Sweeney

Design has taken the place of what sailing used to be.

— Dennis Conner

“ships sails in many directions, but it is the same wind responsible to their destinations.”

— Yuddandisivasubramanyam

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Thought is the wind and knowledge the sail.

— David Hare

I know how to dance with the wind, I can use its power by sailing this way, then that way, and again this way,…

— Jeff Bridges

“When turbulence hits your sails remind yourself it is an opportunity to get to the shore quicker.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo