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For all that has been said of the love that certain natures (on shore) have professed for it, for all the celebrations it has been the object of in prose and song, the sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness.

The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence.

No words can describe the personal liberation that heading seaward bestows upon me. In this aquatic realm, no man or woman is subject to the petty decrees of social bureaucracy.

Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.

There is no power on earth more formidable than the truth.

The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness.

To him it is an ocean, unfathomable, and without a shore.

The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.

Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.

The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach - waiting for a gift from the sea.