Marine Sayings And Quotes

by allinspiration.com

Here is a collection of marine sayings and quotes from various authors, celebrities, famous persons, and other sources compiled by allinspiration.com for you to read and enjoy.

“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.”
– African Proverbs

“Where water is the boss, there must the land obey.”
– African Proverbs

“If you are a friend of the captain, you can wipe your hands on the sail.”
– Arabian Proverb

“The water in which one drowns is always an ocean.”
– Armenian Proverbs

“When asked, “What news from the sea? “The fish replied “I have a lot to say, but my mouth is full of water.”"
– Armenian Proverbs

“The desire to build a boat is the desire of youth, unwilling yet to accept the idea of a final resting place.”
– Arthur Ransome

“No matter how treacherous is the sea, a woman will always be more so.”
– Breton Proverb

“If you want to drown yourself, don’t torture yourself with shallow water.”
– Bulgarian Proverb

“The boat sails by, the shore remains.”
– Cambodian Proverb

“After a big ship has rotted away, there still remain three thousand nails.”
– Chinese Proverbs

“Big ships often sail on big debts.”
– Chinese Proverbs

“Don’t build a new ship out of old wood.”
– Chinese Proverbs

“He who sees heaven in the water sees the fishes in the trees.”
– Chinese Proverbs

“If rain bothers you, you can always jump into the sea.”
– Chinese Proverbs

“No matter how big the sea may be, sometimes two ships meet.”
– Chinese Proverbs

“One foot cannot stand on two boats.”
– Chinese Proverbs

“Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind.”
– Chinese Proverbs

“The heart is but the beach beside the sea that is the world.”
– Chinese Proverbs

“The water that a ship sails on is the same water that swallows it up.”
– Chinese Proverbs

“There are people that fish and those who just disturb the water.”
– Chinese Proverbs

“Though all rivers flow into it, the sea never overflows.”
– Chinese Proverbs

“Water can do without fishes, fishes cannot do without water.”
– Chinese Proverbs

“When a large vessel has opened a way it is easy for a small one to follow.”
– Chinese Proverbs

“Whenever the water rises, the boat will rise too.”
– Chinese Proverbs

“Why jump in the water before the ship turns over.”
– Chinese Proverbs

“You can’t load a small boat with heavy cargo.”
– Chinese Proverbs

“Don’t buy a boat that is under water.”
– Congolese Proverb

“Seamen learn to get to know each other during a storm.”
– Corsican Proverbs

“Every source flows to the sea.”
– Corsican Proverbs

“The sea breeze blows the pelican where he wants to go.”
– Creole Proverb

“All rivers do their best for the sea.”
– Czech Proverb

“A man without money is like a ship without sails.”
– Danish Proverbs

“A ship on the beach is a lighthouse to the sea.”
– Danish Proverbs

“Better lose the anchor than the whole ship.”
– Danish Proverbs

“Better poor on land than rich at sea.”
– Danish Proverbs

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