To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go.

The sea finds out everything you did wrong.

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.

Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.

There is nothing that is so aesthetically pleasing and yet so functional and versatile as the sailboat.

There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.

Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, should really be running the world.

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.

The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea.