It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As, however, the port in reality lies in thirty-two degrees thirty-four minutes, according to the observations that have been made, they went much beyond it, thus making the voyage much longer than was necessary.
He enters the port with a full sail.
The great difference between voyages rests not with the ships, but with the people you meet on them.
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.
The days of languorous shore leave are long gone. Overnight stays are unheard of and sailor towns a distant memory. In better ports, seafarers head for a seamen's mission.
To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail, not drift.
Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbor.
If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage.