A Quote by Matthew Green

Thus, I steer my bark, and sail On even keel, with gentle gale. — © Matthew Green
Thus, I steer my bark, and sail On even keel, with gentle gale.

Quote Author

He who has suffered shipwreck, fears to sail Upon the seas, though with a gentle gale.
Sweet Memory! wafted by thy gentle gale, Oft up the stream of Time I turn my sail.
Sweet memory, wafted by the gentle gale, Oft up the stream of Time I turn my sail, To view the fairy haunts of long-lost hours, Blest with far greener shades, far fresher flowers.
It is a ship with a great deal of sail but a very shallow keel.
The Pekes and the Pollicles, everyone knows, Are proud and implacable, passionate foes; It is always the same, wherever one goes. And the Pugs and the Poms, although most people say that they do not like fighting, will often display Every symptom of wanting to join in the fray. And they Bark bark bark bark bark bark Until you can hear them all over the park.
Sail on, sail on, o' might Ship of State. To the shores of need, past the reefs of greed, through the squalls of hate. Sail on, sail on, sail on.
Fate whirls on the bark, and the rough gale sweeps from the rising tide the lazy calm of thought.
On life's vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.
In political activity, then, men sail a boundless and bottomless sea; there is neither harbour for shelter nor floor for anchorage, neither starting-place nor appointed destination. The enterprise is to keep afloat on an even keel.
Melancholy and remorse forms the deep leaden keel which enables us to sail into the wind of reality.
I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern.
Learn of the little nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale.
Hoist up sail while gale doth last, Tide and wind stay no man's pleasure.
Pirate Captain Jim "Walk the plank," says Pirate Jim "But Captain Jim, I cannot swim." "Then you must steer us through the gale." "But Captain Jim, I cannot sail." "Then down with the galley slaves you go." "But Captain Jim, I cannot row." "Then you must be the pirate's clerk." "But Captain Jim, I cannot work.
In adversity be spirited and firm, and with equal prudence lessen your sail when filled with a too fortunate gale of prosperity.
Never had I understood that I command, with absolute authority, the ship of my life! I decide its mission and rules and discipline, at my word waits every tool and sail, every cannon, the strength of every soul on board. I'm master of a team of passionate skills to sail me through hell's own jaws the second I nod the direction to steer.
This site uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience. More info...
Got it!