To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go. - Joshua Slocum - Quotesmemo.com

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Joshua Slocum

To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go.

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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.

Men, Light, Sea, Usage

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

Sea, Would Be, Wave, Waves, Wild

I had already found that it was not good to be alone, and so I made companionship with what there was around me, sometimes with the universe and sometimes with my own insignificant self; but my books were always my friends, let fail all else.

Being Alone, Book, Companionship, Friends, Self

To know the laws that govern the winds, and to know that you know them, will give you an easy mind on your voyage round the world; otherwise you may tremble at the appearance of every cloud.

Clouds, Wind, Law, Winds, Mind, Tremble

The days pass happily with me wherever my ship sails.

Funny, Inspirational, Pass, Sails, Sea, Wherever

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New Rule: The rest of the world can go back to being completely jealous of America. Our majority white country just freely elected a black president, something no other democracy has ever done. Take that Canada! Where's your nubian warrior president? Your head of state is a boring white dude named Steven Harper, and mine is a kick-ass black ninja named Barack Hussein Obama!

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