A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.
A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.
Every ship is a romantic object, except that we sail in. Embark, and the romance quits our vessel and hangs on every other sail in the horizon.
A ship is always safe at the shore, but that is not what it is built for.
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
The best way to observe a fish is to become a fish.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.
Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
To reach a port, we must sail—sail, not tie at anchor—sail, not drift.