The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I've always dreaded the sea - in fact, I get terribly seasick.
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.
Many today feel troubled and distressed; many feel that, at any moment, the ships of their lives could capsize or sink.
The ocean moans over dead men's bones.
It is extraordinary to see the sea; what a spectacle! She is so unfettered that one wonders whether it is possible that she again become calm.
I love the sea, and I never mind when it's rough.
Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in the midst of shipwrecks, there is no reason why our minds should be overwhelmed with fear and overcome with weariness.
Anybody can pilot a ship when the sea is calm.
The man who voyages strange seas must of necessity be a little unsure of himself. It is the man with the flashy air of knowing everything, who is always with it, that we should beware of.
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.