"The anchors now made are contrived so as……" — William Falconer
"The anchors now made are contrived so as to sink into the ground as soon as they reach it, and to hold a great strain before they can be loosened or dislodged from their station."
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William Falconer
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20 Quotes by William Falconer
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The effect of sailing is produced by a judicious arrangement of the sails to the direction of the wind.
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A long sea implies an uniform and steady motion of long and extensive waves; on the contrary, a short sea…
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The regular hours necessary to be observed by those who follow country business, are perhaps of more consequence than any…
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Freedom from care and anxiety of mind is a blessing, which I apprehend such people enjoy in higher perfection than…
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Mental agitations and eating cares are more injurious to health, and destructive of life, than is commonly imagined, and could…
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The simplicity and uniformity of rural occupations, and their incessant practice, preclude any anxieties and agitations of hope and fear,…
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Nor is it the least advantage to health, accruing from such a way of life, that it expose those who…
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The accumulation of numbers always augments in some measure moral corruptions, and the consequences to health of the various vices…
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The admiral, or commander in chief of a squadron, being frequently invested with a great charge, on which the fate…
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The great weight of the ship may indeed prevent her from acquiring her greatest velocity; but when she has attained…
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Hence a ship is said to head the sea, when her course is opposed to the setting or direction of…
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Hence a ship is said to be tight, when her planks are so compact and solid as to prevent the…
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More Anchors Quotes
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We must not lose hope. Hope is an anchor to the souls of men. Satan would have us cast away…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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Being an anchor is not just a matter of sitting in front of a camera and looking pretty.
— David Brinkley
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We all have our convictions formed by different things, and mine are informed by my faith, they're informed by the…
— Kirk Cameron
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For me, my family and my faith have been what's really been my anchor, and grounding me, and helping me…
— Kirk Cameron
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To act is to anchor in an imminent future, so imminent it becomes almost tangible; to act is to feel…
— Emile M. Cioran
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Being engaged in some way for the good of the community, whatever that community, is a factor in a meaningful…
— Patricia Churchland
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My mother is everything to me. She's my anchor, she's the person I go to when I need to talk…
— Demi Lovato
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Like mighty eagle soaring light. O'er antelopes on Alpine height. The anchor heaves, the ship swings free, The sails swell…
— Thomas Lovell Beddoes
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What an anchor is to a ship, hope is to the soul. Both ships and souls are kept safe by…
— June Hunt
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How wise and how merciful is that provision of nature by which his earthly anchor is usually loosened by many…
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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Mankind owns four things that are no good at sea: rudder, anchor, oars and the fear of going down.
— Antonio Machado
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Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your hearts, and practice them…
— Ulysses S. Grant
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