“It is not to be wondered that men have worshiped the ocean, for in his depths they have seen mirrored the image of Eternity of Infinity. Here they have seen the symbol of God's great plan of oneness with His creatures, for the sea is the union of all infinite particles, and it takes the whole to make the one.” MenWholePlansSeaCreaturesOceanEternityInfiniteUnionsDepthSymbolsOnenessInfinityParticles Book:The Philosophy of Elbert Hubbard Source: The Philosophy of Elbert Hubbard
“A fish, which you can't see, deep down in the water, is a kind of symbol of peace on earth, good will to yourself. Fishing gives a man ... some time to collect his thoughts and reaarange them kind of neatly, in an orderly fashion. Once the bait is on the hook and the boat is anchored, there's nothing to interfere with thinking except an occasional bite” ThinkingMenGivingKindEarthWaterSeaFashionRiversFishesBoatSymbolsLakesFishingBitesInterfereHookGood WillOccasionalPeace On EarthDeep DownOrderlyBait Author:Robert Ruark
“My wants are simple. I have no desire to latch onto a monster symbol of fate and power and prove my manhood in titanic piscine war. But sometimes I do like a couple of cooperative fish of frying size.” WantWarSometimesDesireSimpleFateSeaCoupleProveRiversSizeFishesMonstersBoatSymbolsLakesFishingManhoodCooperativesFryingLatches Author:John Steinbeck
“Samsara-the Wheel of Existence, literally, the "Perpetual Wandering"-is the name by which is designated the sea of life ever restlessly heaving up and down, the symbol of this continuous process of ever again and again being born, growing old, suffering, and dying. (It) is constantly changing from moment to moment, (as lives) follow continuously one upon the other through inconceivable periods of time. Of this Samsara, a single lifetime constitutes only a vanishingly tiny fraction.” MomentsSufferingNamesProcessBornExistenceGrowingSeaDyingPeriodsLifetimeTinyWanderSymbolsWheelsPerpetualAgain And AgainReincarnationUp And DownGrowing OldFractionsSingle LifeSamsara Author:Gautama Buddha
“The sea was not freedom; it was a likeness of freedom, a symbol of freedom...How splendid freedom must be if a mere likeness of it, a mere reminder of it, is enough to fill a man with happiness.” IfsMenEnoughSeaMereSymbolsRemindersSplendid Author:Vasily Grossman
“The aspects of global warming that matter most to people - how rapidly will the seas rise? Are hurricanes already getting stronger? How strong will they get as a result of warming? Those are still immersed in complexity. So in those realms that catch people's attention most, or that get used as symbols by environmental campaigners, those facets really do come with significant back-and-forthing.” PeopleStillsMatterUsedStrongResultsAttentionSeaAspectStrongerEnvironmentalSignificantSymbolsRealmsComplexityGlobal WarmingHurricanesFacetsStrong WillGetting Stronger Author:Andrew Revkin
“If it is unpatriotic to tear down the flag, which is a symbol of the country, why isn't it more unpatriotic to desecrate the country itself-to pollute, despoil and ravage the air, land and sea.” IfsCountryAirSeaLandTearsSymbolsFlagsUnpatrioticLand And Sea Author:Ralph Nader
“A residual sea of symbols which is shared by all mankind, usually accessed through dreams or altered states, and from which cultures draw images on which to found their religions.” StatesDreamCultureFoundSeaMankindDrawsSymbolsAlteredResidualAltered States Author:Carl Jung
“The flag that was the symbol of slavery on the high seas for a long time was not the Confederate battle flag, it was sadly the Stars and Stripes.” LongStarsSeaBattleLong TimeSlaverySymbolsFlagsStripesConfederateAmerican FlagSlave TradeHigh Seas Author:Alan Keyes