“Every day brings a ship, Every ship brings a word; Well for those who have no fear, Looking seaward well assured That the word the vessel brings Is the word they wish to hear.” WellsWishShipsNo FearAssuredVesselHave No Fear Book:Poems Source: Poems
“Who wishes to give himself an abundance of business let him equip these two things, a ship and a woman. For no two things involve more business, if you have begun to fit them out. Nor are these two things ever sufficiently adorned, nor is any excess of adornment enough for them.” IfsGivingTwoEnoughWishBusinessFitShipsTwo ThingsAbundancePlusExcessForteAdornmentDuosVim Author:Plautus
“The sea can swallow ships, and it can spit out whales like watermelon seeds. It will take what it wants, and it will keep what it has taken, and you may not take away from it what it does not wish to give.” WantGivingMayDoeWishTakenSeaOceanSeedsShipsSpitWhales Book:The Eyes of the Amaryllis Source: The Eyes of the Amaryllis