A Quote by Thomas Babington Macaulay

Your Constitution is all sail and no anchor. — © Thomas Babington Macaulay
Your Constitution is all sail and no anchor.
To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail, not drift.
Have Jesus always for your patron, His Cross for a mast on which you must spread your resolutions as a sail. Your anchor shall be a profound confidence in Him, and you shall sail prosperously.
Up anchor! Up anchor! Set sail and away! The ventures of dreamland Are thine for a day.
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.
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
Both faith and fear may sail into your harbor, but only allow faith to drop anchor.
I cannot cause light; the most I can do is try to put myself in the path of its beam. It is possible, in deep space, to sail on solar wind. Light, be it particle or wave, has force: you can rig a giant sail and go. The secret of seeing is to sail on solar wind. Hone and spread your spirit till you yourself are a sail, whetted, translucent, broadside to the merest puff
As o'er the stormy sea of human Life We sail, until our anchor'd spirits rest In the far haven of Eternity.
Some say that Jesus is the rock, or the anchor. I say that your friends and family are your anchor. And you can really hold their hands, not just sing about it. No disrespect to George Jones.
Sail on silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine Oh, if you need a friend I'm sailing right behind.
A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way.
I worked in three local news markets and in every single one of them, they said: 'You're a lousy anchor. We would love to renew your contract and have you be our lead reporter here, but we're not going to have you anchor.'
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.
Don't try to sail your ship now by how the wind is going to be in three days. You have to sail with the winds are they are now.
I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.
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