Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
Most of us, I suppose, are a little nervous of the sea. No matter what its smiles may be, we doubt its friendship.
The World is what we think it is. If we can change our thoughts, we can change the world.
There is precious little hope to be got out of whatever keeps us industrious, but there is a chance for us whenever we cease work and become stargazers.
There is something about a voyage you are barely aware of while you are making it.
The right good book is always a book of travel; it is about a life's journey.
As to the sea itself, love it you cannot. Why should you? I will never believe again the sea was ever loved by anyone whose life was married to it. It is the creation of omnipotence, which is not of humankind and understandable, and so the springs of its behavior are hidden.
The within is ceaselessly becoming the without. From the state of a man's heart doth proceed the conditions of his life; his thoughts blossom into deeds, and his deeds bear the fruitage of character and destiny.
Here between the hither and the farther shore While time is withdrawn, consider the future And the past with an equal mind.
In the past even scientists have been led to believe that only human beings have thoughts or emotions. Of course, nothing could be further from the truth. . . After all, thoughts and emotions have evolutionary value.
It seems to me, though, that you always understand very well what I can't say very well. Trouble is I end up being even worse at saying things well.