The wonderful sea charmed me from the first.

He that commands the sea is at great liberty and may take as much and as little of the war as he will.

I never even saw the use of the sea. Many a sad heart has it caused, and many a sick stomach has it occasioned! The boldest sailor climbs on board with a heavy soul and leaps on land with a light spirit.

The sea receives us in a proper way only when we are without clothes.

Why is a ship under sail more poetical than a hog in a high wind? The hog is all nature, the ship is all art.

Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board.

He who commands the sea has command of everything.

All streams run to the sea, but the sea is not full.

I am ill every time it blows hard, and nothing but my enthusiastic love for the profession keeps me one hour at sea.

You never enjoy the world aright, till the sea itself floweth in your veins, till you are clothed with the heavens, and crowned with the stars.

I’ve been bathing in the poem / Of star-infused and milky sea / Devouring the azure greens.

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.

Seafarers go to sleep in the evening not knowing whether they will find themselves at the bottom of the sea the next morning.