Marine Sayings And Quotes

by allinspiration.com

“Don’t sail out farther than you can row back.”
– Danish Proverbs

“He that is embarked with the devil must sail with him.”
– Danish Proverbs

“It is good rowing with the sail set.”
– Danish Proverbs

“It is too late to learn to swim when the water is up to your lips.”
– Danish Proverbs

“The best pilots are ashore.”
– Danish Proverbs

“Make not your sail too big for your ballast.”
– English Proverbs

“The ship that will not obey the helm will have to obey the rocks.”
– English Proverbs

“Worse things happen at sea.”
– English Proverbs

“The new boat will find the old stones.”
– Estonian Proverbs

“If the seawater were hotter we could catch boiled fish.”
– French Proverbs

“God will help a seaman in a storm but the pilot must still remain at the wheel.”
– German Proverbs

“It is good to swim near a boat.”
– German Proverbs

“It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.”
– Ghanaian Proverbs

“The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to sleep on.”
– Ghanaian Proverbs

“If you cannot catch a fish, do not blame the sea.”
– Greek Proverbs

“Where there is a sea there are pirates.”
– Greek Proverbs

“You know who the good seamen are when the storm comes.”
– Greek Proverbs

“Recollect that you must be a seaman to be an officer and also that you cannot be a good officer without being a gentleman.”
– Horatio Nelson

“He who wants to go fishing must not be afraid of the water.”
– Hungarian Proverb

“You can’t complain about the sea if you suffer shipwreck for the second time.”
– Icelandic Proverb

“All the water in the sea doesn’t even reach the knees of the man who fears not death.”
– Indian Proverbs

“Don’t bargain for fish which are still in the water.”
– Indian Proverbs

“Follow the river and you will get to the sea.”
– Indian Proverbs

“The sea becomes the shore, the shore becomes the sea.”
– Indonesian Proverb

“Nodding the head does not row the boat.”
– Irish Proverbs

“There are finer fish in the sea than have ever been caught.”
– Irish Proverbs

“After the ship has sunk, everyone knows how she might have been saved.”
– Italian Proverbs

“One should learn to sail in all winds.”
– Italian Proverbs

“Fear blows wind into your sails.”
– Japanese Proverbs

“If you are in a boat you are more afraid of fire than you are of water.”
– Japanese Proverbs

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