A Quote by Virgil

He enters the port with a full sail. — © Virgil
He enters the port with a full sail.

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To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail, not drift.
O friend, never strike sail to a fear! Come into port greatly, or sail with God the seas.
For a sailor to sail around the world, the thought is just, sometimes, too much. Thus, one simply goes from port to port in the same direction.
I bought ... the pins with my three daughters in mind; the ships are beautiful, graceful, and moving along at full sail, having long since left home port.
The Moon is our local port opening to the universe; in the future, it's through that port we will sail our ships to the coastless oceans.
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.
Like the vital rudder of a ship, we have been provided a way to determine the direction we travel. The lighthouse of the Lord beckons to all as we sail the seas of life. Our home port is the celestial kingdom of God. Our purpose is to steer an undeviating course in that direction. A man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder—never likely to reach home port. To us comes the signal: Chart your course, set your sail, position your rudder, and proceed.
To reach a port we must set sail
There are only two options for a ship: Either to sail to the sea and fight with the waves or rot in a port! The same is valid for the man!
As we sail through life towards death, Bound unto the same port--heaven,-- Friend, what years could us divide?
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at 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
But the 3% who have taken the time and exercised the discipline to decide on a destination and to chart a course sail straight and far across the deep oceans of life, reaching one port after another and accomplishing more in just a few years than the rest accomplish in a lifetime.
Silver and ermine and red faces full of port wine.
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