In all the ancient states and empires, those who had the shipping, had the wealth.

I must be a mermaid, Rango. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.

The bathing was so delightful this morning, and Molly so pressing with me to enjoy myself, that I believe I stayed in rather too long, as since the middle of the day I have felt unreasonably tired. I shall be more careful another time, and shall not bathe tomorrow as I had before intended.

The sea receives us in a proper way only when we are without clothes.

He that commands the sea is at great liberty and may take as much and as little of the war as he will.

The Mediterranean has the colors of a mackerel, changeable I mean. You don’t always know if it is green or violet—you can’t even say it’s blue, because the next moment the changing light has taken on a tinge of pink or gray.

And to our age’s drowsy blood / Still shouts the inspiring sea.

The wonderful sea charmed me from the first.

Seamen are the nearest to death and the furthest from God.

The snotgreen sea. The scrotumtightening sea.

I am ill every time it blows hard, and nothing but my enthusiastic love for the profession keeps me one hour at sea.

The sea hath no king but God alone.

Ashore it’s wine, women, and song; aboard it’s rum, bum, and concertina.