“The sea is a great thing, and the sea is a hard thing.”

Capturing the sea’s grandeur alongside its severity · Prose writing, commonly attributed

• Nature
• War

“There is no such thing as a good sailor, only a sailor who has had good luck.”

A wry acknowledgement of chance and experience at sea · Conversation, commonly attributed

• Fame
• Nature

“Man is immortal till his work is done.”

Linking human purpose with endurance and mortality · Prose remark, commonly attributed

• Art
• Mortality

“The days that make us happy make us wise.”

Suggesting that lived joy can deepen understanding · Prose remark, commonly attributed

• Joy
• Truth

“The world is round, and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning.”

A hopeful reflection on endings as possible beginnings · Prose writing, commonly attributed

• Hope
• Time