This is a compilation of thoughts and quotes that I have found or written recently, as well as many that I've collected throughout the years. Most thoughts are posted randomly, as I feel inspired. A listing of quotes can be found alphabetically (check the 2008 and 2009 archives listing), or by source.

Feel free to suggest additions!


“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” – Proverbs 23:7

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Sailing Quotes


“Calm sailing doesn't come from calm waters, it comes from having a good navigator; a good crew and a good vessel.” ― Anthony T.Hincks

“A sailor is not defined as much by how many seas he has sailed than by how many storms he has overcome.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“The winds of fortune tend to favour the sails of those who politely yell out to it, 'Nice to meet you!”
Nabil Sabio Azadi

“A small boat that sails the river is better than a large ship that sinks in the sea.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“You don't throw a compass overboard because the ocean is calm.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“Simply sailing in a new direction you could enlarge the world.”
Allen Curnow

“To reach a port we must set sail –
Sail, not tie at anchor
Sail, not drift.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt

“I can't control the wind but I can adjust the sail.”
Ricky Skaggs

“I sail the ocean depths, not to travel the world, but because I fell in love with her changing moods.”
Anthony T. Hincks

“Those who sail without oars stay on good terms with the wind.”
Unknown

“Sometimes i pretend i’m an anchor because there’s a difference between sinking and drowning.”
r.i.d. inkskinned

“As long as I have air in my lungs, I will have wind in my sails.”
Anthony T.Hincks

“When I'm out sailing, I don't wonder what heaven is like because I know.”
Anthony T.Hincks

“A shipwrecked sailor may find the isle of his dreams in the depth of all his fears.”
Anthony T. Hincks

“I set sail, not to sail the seven seas, but to enjoy what life has to offer.”
Anthony T. Hincks

“It's when you follow the wind that you are taken to new, and exciting places that you would never normally sail to.”
Anthony T. Hincks

“If you feel that you are rotting in a port, nothing can make you happy other than leaving that port and sailing to new ports!”
Mehmet Murat ildan

“The only ship you can truly steer in this ocean is the one you're sailing. Quit trying to alter the winds; harness them.”
Richelle E. Goodrich

“Life is a voyage across troubled waters where our days are often spent clinging to the top of the highest mast, scouting for a comforting glimpse of shore.”
Richelle E. Goodrich




See more at:
https://positivethinkersjournal.blogspot.com/2012/04/learning-how-to-sail-my-ship.html

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