There is a witchery in the sea, its songs and stories, and in the mere sight of a ship, and the sailor’s dress, especially to a young mind, which has done more to man navies, and fill merchantmen, than all the pressgangs of Europe.
O sin, what hast thou done to this fair earth!
As has often been said, a ship is like a lady’s watch, always out of repair.
It is always observable that the physical and the exact sciences are the last to suffer under despotisms.
Thou little bird, thou dweller by the sea, Why takest thou its melancholy voice, And with that boding cry Along the waves dost thou fly? Oh! rather, bird, with me Through this fair land rejoice!
People think the FDA is protecting them – it isn’t. What the FDA is doing, and what people think it’s doing, are as different as night and day.
In training, you listen to your body. In competition, you tell your body to shut up.
The human body is an incredible machine, but most people only get out of that machine what their mind allows them to.
This life is temporary, this body is temporary, but while I’m here I want to get as much out of it as I can.
Books are fountains of knowledge and also help the heart find the way to use that knowledge with wisdom.
Not just personal unhappiness but all strife in life, including war, is the result of an over-emphasis on temporary things; money, power and material possession.
All that happens in our lives which we find painful, physically or emotionally, is for a purpose. Unfortunately, from our very limited perspective it is often not possible to see the good in it. The divine plan is not available to our eyes.
The question is never ‘Are you in a storm?’ The question is ‘Is Jesus in your boat?’
When we step out into the unknown that is when God is made known.
Jesus didn’t just die to forgive you, He rose to live through you.
If you’re too big to serve, you’re too small to lead.
If you want God to act SUDDENLY then you’re gonna have to pursue him PATIENTLY!
The thing about faith is that you have to have it before you need it.
Jesus isn’t surprised by anything you’re going through – He’s actually WITH you!
Integrity is the thing you do when no one seems to be watching.