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)
Ship Quotes
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.”
A great ship asks deep water.
