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Joshua Slocum was an American writer and sailor, renowned for his circumnavigation of the world. His book 'Sailing Around the World' documented his adventurous journey, making him the first person to complete a solo sailboat circumnavigation.

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Famous Joshua Slocum Quotes

“As for myself, the wonderful sea charmed me from the first.”

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Book:The Voyages of Joshua Slocum

Source: The Voyages of Joshua Slocum

“The days pass happily with me wherever my ship sails.”

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“To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go.”

Source: The Voyages of Joshua Slocum

“I was born in the breezes, and I had studied the sea as perhaps few men have studied it, neglecting all else.”

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Book:The Annotated Sailing Alone Around the World

Source: The Annotated Sailing Alone Around the World

“If the Spray discovered no continents on her voyage, it may be that there were no more continents to be discovered. She did not seek new worlds, or sail to pow-wow about the dangers of the sea.”

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Book:The Voyages of Joshua Slocum

Source: The Voyages of Joshua Slocum

“I once knew a writer who, after saying beautiful things about the sea, passed through a Pacific hurricane, and he became a changed man.”

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Book:Sailing Alone Around the World

Source: Sailing Alone Around the World

“Remember, Lord, my ship is small and thy sea is so wide!”

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Book:Sailing Alone Around the World

Source: Sailing Alone Around the World

“To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go. The tales of rough usage are for the most part exaggerations, as also are the tales of sea danger. To face the elements is, to be sure, no light matter when the sea is in its grandest mood. You must then know the sea, and know that you know it, and not forget that it was made to be sailed over.”

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Book:The Voyages of Joshua Slocum

Source: The Voyages of Joshua Slocum

“On this day there was soon wind enough and to spare. The same might have been said of the sea. The Spray was in the midst of the turbulent Gulf Stream itself. She was jumping like a porpoise over the uneasy waves”

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Book:Sailing Alone Around the World

Source: Sailing Alone Around the World

“But where, after all, would be the poetry of the sea were there no wild waves?”

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Book:Sailing Alone Around the World

Source: Sailing Alone Around the World

About the Author

Born: February 20, 1844
Died: November 14, 1909
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 25

Books & Sources

Sailing Alone Around the WorldRelated source material

The Voyages of Joshua SlocumRelated source material

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