Instead of sailing off into the sunset, he hopes to sail into the next century.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Once we agree on the future, the present will be much easier. A captain who does not know where he wants to sail, there is no wind on Earth that will bring him there. We have first to decide where we want to go, where we want to sail.
It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage.
Hoist up sail while gale doth last, Tide and wind stay no man's pleasure.
In the full light of day, I don't want to think about the sunset.
Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.
After you start learning all about the mechanics of piloting a riverboat, you stop seeing all the pretty sunsets and you start thinking about the weather.
I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
Never weather-beaten sail more willing bent to shore.
He enters the port with a full sail.
A captain who does not know where he wants to sail, there is no wind on Earth that will bring him there.