“ O pilot! 'tis a fearful night, There's danger on the deep. ”
- Thomas Haynes Bayly- Copy
- 3K
“ Oh, I am a cook and a captain bold And the mate of the Nancy brig, And a bo'sun tight and a midshipmate And the crew of the captain's gig. ”
- W. S. Gilbert- Copy
- 3.4K
“ Celestial navigation is based on the premise that the Earth is the center of the universe. The premise is wrong, but the navigation works. An incorrect model can be a useful tool. ”
- Kelvin Throop- Copy
- 1.5K
“ Why does pouring Oil on the Sea make it Clear and Calm? Is it that the winds, slipping the smooth oil, have no force, nor cause any waves? ”
- Plutarch- Copy
- 1.3K
“ Some love to roam o'er the dark sea's foam, Where the shrill winds whistle free. ”
- Charles Mackay- Copy
- 2.2K
“ Yet the best pilots have need of mariners, besides sails, anchor and other tackle. ”
- Ben Jonson- Copy
- 3.9K
“ Skill'd in the globe and sphere, he gravely stands, And, with his compass, measures seas and lands. ”
- John Dryden- Copy
- 1.2K
“ What though the sea be calm? trust to the shore, Ships have been drown'd, where late they danc'd before. ”
- Robert Herrick- Copy
- 2.7K
“ Though pleas'd to see the dolphins play, I mind my compass and my way. ”
- Matthew- Copy
- 3K
“ And as great seamen, using all their wealth And skills in Neptune's deep invisible paths, In tall ships richly built and ribbed with brass, To put a girdle round about the world. ”
- George Chapman- Copy
- 3.8K
“ the soul is a universe of its own, with its own waters and its own rules of navigation. ”
- Thomas Moore- Copy
- 1.2K
“ The rules of navigation never navigated a ship. The rules of architecture never built a house. ”
- Thomas Reid- Copy
- 1K
“ I am no longer willing to drive into the future using my rearview mirror as my tool of navigation. ”
- Anthony Robbins- Copy
- 1.3K
“ He talks about the Scylla of Atheism and the Charybdis of Christianity — a state of mind which, by the way, is not conducive to bold navigation. ”
- Norman Douglas- Copy
- 3.9K
“ History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are. ”
- David C. McCullough- Copy
- 3.6K
“ Well, then — our course is chosen — spread the sail — Heave oft the lead, and mark the soundings well — Look to the helm, good master — many a shoal Marks this stern coast, and rocks, where sits the Siren Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin. ”
- Sir Walter Scott- Copy
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