Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in the midst of shipwrecks, there is no reason why our minds should be overwhelmed with fear and overcome with weariness.
Ship Quotes
I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder… Modern shipbuilding has gone beyond that. (1906, later he commanded R. M. S. Titanic)
Give me a spirit that on this life’s rough sea Loves t’have his sails filled with a lusty wind, Even till his sail-yards tremble, his masts crack, And his rapt ship run on her side so low That she drinks water, and her keel ploughs air.
He was a sinking ship with no cargo to throw overboard.
So set its Sun in Thee What Day be dark to me – What Distance – far – So I the Ships may see That touch – how seldomly – Thy Shore?
There is no unhappiness like the misery of sighting land (and work) again after a cheerful, careless voyage.
A Ship under sail and a big-bellied Woman, Are the handsomest two things that can be seen common.
As far as sinking a ship with a bomb is concerned, you just can’t do it.
Many little leaks may sink a ship.
A lot of people ask me if I were shipwrecked, and could only have one book, what would it be? I always say “How to Build a Boat.”
