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“A shining isle in a stormy sea, We seek it ever with smiles and sighs; To-day is sad. In the bland To-be, Serene and lovely To-morrow lies.”

Lying Sea Tomorrow Shining Lovely Sigh Serene Morrow Stormy Bland Isle Stormy Seas

Author:Mary C. Ames

“Managers think of themselves as captains of a ship on a stormy sea. Risk for them is danger, but they are fighting it, very controlled.”

Thinking Fighting Business Risk Sea Danger Ships Managers Controlled Captains Stormy Stormy Seas

Author:Daniel Kahneman

“What world lies beyond that stormy sea I do not know, but every ocean has a distant shore, and I shall reach it.”

Knows World Lying Sea Ocean Shore Stormy Stormy Seas

Book:This Business of Living

Source: This Business of Living

“Set in this stormy Northern sea, Queen of these restless fields of tide, England! what shall men say of thee, Before whose feet the worlds divide?”

Men World Sea Feet Fields England Thee Queens Divides Tides Restless Stormy

Book:The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Poems and poems in prose

Source: The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Poems and poems in prose

“What, concretely, is Enlightenment ?" "Seeing Reality as it is," said the Master. "Doesn't everyone see Reality as it is?" "Oh, no! Most people see it as they think it is." "What's the difference?" "The difference between thinking you are drowning in a stormy sea and knowing you cannot drown because there isn't any water in sight for miles around.”

People Thinking Said Reality Water Differences Knowing Seeing Sea Masters Enlightenment Sight Miles Drowning Stormy Stormy Seas

Author:Anthony de Mello

“Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a stormy sea.”

Watches Sea Pleasant Shore Stormy Stormy Seas

Author:Lucretius

“Hail, Holy Day! the blessing from above Brightens thy presence like a smile of love, Smoothing, like oil upon a stormy sea, The roughest waves of human destiny Cheering the good, and to the poor oppress'd Bearing the promise of their heavenly rest.”

Humans Poor Destiny Sea Holy Promise Blessing Wave Oil Heavenly Cheer Sabbath Hail Stormy Holy Days Stormy Seas

Book:Dictionary of poetical quotations

Source: Dictionary of poetical quotations

“Ships are safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for. So set sail on the stormy sea of love. You're going to get soaked at times, but at least you'll know you're alive.”

Knows Alive Sea Love You Safe Ships Sail Harbors Stormy Stormy Seas Sea Of Love

Author:Dan Millman

“Up and down! Up and down! From the base of the wave to the billow's crown; And amidst the flashing and feathery foam The Stormy Petrel finds a home,-- A home, if such a place may be, For her who lives on the wide, wide sea, On the craggy ice, in the frozen air, And only seeketh her rocky lair To warm her young and to teach them spring At once o'er the waves on their stormy wing!”

Ifs May Home Young Teach Air Sea Spring Wings Wave Warm Wide Ice Crowns Frozen Up And Down Stormy Foam

Author:Bryan Procter

“I've seen your stormy seas and stormy women, And pity lovers rather more than seamen.”

Sea Sadness Lovers Sad Pity Stormy Seamen Stormy Seas

Book:DON JUAN

Source: DON JUAN

“New Orleans is 5 feet below sea level, which means that holes dug in the ground immediately fill with water. Coffins were punctured and sunk with weights, which didn't stop them from floating up out of the cemeteries and down the streets of the French Quarter on stormy nights. The solution was to bury people above ground, in what are called vaults.”

People Mean Night Water Levels Sea Feet Streets Solutions Weight Holes Quarters Floating New Orleans Cemetery Coffins Stormy Vaults French Quarter Stormy Nights

Author:James Cagney

“Grant me the stormy seas over a life of ease, the toil and madness of a life of effort, and adventure , and meaning. The safe harbor is not for me, not for long. Let the fearful stand at the shore and point as we head into the unknown, toward that vast horizon where the bold become legend.”

Thinking Long Effort Sea Positive Thinking Adventure Safe Madness Ease Grants Horizon Shore Legends Fearful Toil Harbors Stormy Safe Harbor Stormy Seas

Author:Brendon Burchard

“G.K. Chesterton, who was part of a Catholic conservatism that was kind and loving, not reactionary or hateful, said "We're all in the same boat in a stormy sea and we owe each other a terrible loyalty." I think that's profoundly true, yet it's difficult to have civil dialogue right now with other Christians, so how can we possibly talk to "all the nations"?”

Thinking Kind Said Christian Nations Difficult Sea Terrible Right Now Catholic Loyalty Dialogue Boat Conservatism Hateful Reactionaries Stormy Stormy Seas

Author:Richard Rohr