You can't change the wind. But you can adjust the sails to reach your destination
When ships to sail the void between the stars have been built, there will step forth men to sail these ships.
I will definitely attempt to sail around the world again. In fact, I can't wait for the chance to try again.
Ah, only he who knows where he sails, knows what wind is good, and a fair wind for him.
To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for.
I sail, scuba dive, play football, basketball.
And what if I did run my ship aground; oh, still it was splendid to sail it!
My ties and ballasts leave me - I travel - I sail - My elbows rest in the sea-gaps. I skirt the sierras. My palms cover continents - I am afoot with my vision.
The wind of God is always blowing. . . but you must hoist your sail.
Your Constitution is all sail and no anchor.
I could not forbear getting up to the top of a little mountain, and looking out to sea, in hopes of seeing a ship : then fancy that, at a vast distance, I spied a sail, please myself with the hopes of it, and, after looking steadily, till I was almost blind, lose it quite, and sit down and weep like a child, and thus increase my misery by my folly.
The world is a globe — the farther you sail, the closer to home you are.
think of innocent Icarus who is doing quite well: larger than a sail, over the fog and the blast of the plushy ocean, he goes. Admire his wings!
Sail on silver girl, sail on by. . . your time has come to shine all your dreams are on their way. . . see how they shine. . oh and if you need a friend. I'm sailing right behind.
As o'er the stormy sea of human Life We sail, until our anchor'd spirits rest In the far haven of Eternity.
While local matters are happening around you, let your mind sail to the ocean of universal matters.
As it is a great point of art, when our matter requires it, to enlarge and veer out all sail, so to take it in and contract it is of no less praise when the argument doth ask it.
A ship does not sail with yesterday's wind.
It was the Lord who put into my mind that fact that it would be possible to sail from here to the Indies. All who heard of my project rejected it with laughter, ridiculing me. There is no question that the inspiration was from the Holy Spirit, because He comforted me with rays of marvelous inspiration from the Holy Scriptures.
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.