Quotes to Ponder
The way I see it, if you want rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. ~ Dolly Parton
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. ~ William Arthur Ward
To avoid getting lost, don't go anywhere.
Navigation is what tells you where you are, even when you aren't.
One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.
Where you have been is what determines where you are.
Only that which is thought to be difficult, is, in fact, difficult.
The obvious may be devious.
Nothing too strong ever broke.
Nothing is really work unless you would like to do something else.
The funny thing about regret is that it's better to regret something you have done than to regret something you haven't. ~ Gibby Hayes
Poverty of Goods is easily cured; Poverty of Soul, impossible.
Live every day as though it were your last, for one day you are sure to be right.
A man is rich in proportion to the things he can afford to let alone. ~ Henry David Thoreau
It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly. ~ Bertrand Russell
The gods do not deduct from a man's allotted life span, those days spent sailing. ~ Ancient proverb
Every man dies: not every man really lives .~ Mel Gibson in 'Braveheart'
All things can be solved by salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea.
The true peace of God begins a thousand miles from the nearest land.~ Joseph Conrad
The Cost of anything is the foregone Alternative.
Always choose time over money. ~ Robert Fulghum
One of the greatest labor-saving inventions today is tomorrow.
An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered.
Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. ~ General George Patton
A superior sailor uses his superior judgment to keep out of situations that requires the use of his superior skills.
Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from poor judgment.
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely and in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ----WOW---- WHAT A RIDE!!!
1. Keep the water out of the
boat. 2. Never fall
overboard. 3. Do not hit anything with the
boat. 4. One hand for yourself and one
hand for the boat. 5. Maintain a proper
lookout. 6. Avoid uncontrolled jibes, and
duck when you don't!
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