Favorite quotations - Page 4

Maren · 14-05-2008, 13:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by knottybuoyz

Just stumbled across a few loosely boating related quotes. Was wondering if you've got a favorite.

I think this is one is from Lat & Atts, but I'm sure it was cribbed from somewhere else.

Attitude is the difference between adventure and ordeal

mickmul · 15-05-2008, 01:20

I don't know who named them swells. There's nothing swell about them. They should have named them awfuls.
--Hugo Vihlen

**GordMay** · 15-05-2008, 01:53

“I hope that while so many people are out smelling the flowers, someone is taking the time to plant some.” ~ Herbert Rappaport

cooper · 15-05-2008, 02:38

That I like and....."it takes more time to paint a picture than to criticize it"

yachtrodney · 15-05-2008, 03:11

'The Wind and the Lion'
SOUND (Flash)

*******************************

"The Wind in the Willows'

cooper · 15-05-2008, 04:39

your grafics are tha best ...feeling better ? regards...M

Alan Wheeler · 15-05-2008, 12:44

What's that one....A picture may paint a thousand words, but it takes 2megabytes of your hard drive....or something like that.

questmiller · 21-05-2008, 08:01

"It occured to me that the problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you are finished." from the book, Plum Island by Nelson DeMille

mickmul · 27-05-2008, 09:19

Anyone know who coined this old sailor's saying?
"Below 40 degrees South there is no law,
Below 50 degrees South there is no God"

**sneuman** · 27-05-2008, 10:08

"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats."
– H. L. Mencken

Herbseesmoore · 13-09-2008, 05:38

In case newbies missed this thread...................

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties.
- Sir Francis Bacon

oldsalt_1942 · 13-09-2008, 06:12

Minimalist theory of boat maintenance: If it doesn't move and it should; spray it with WD40. If it moves and it shouldn't; wrap it in duct tape.

oldsalt_1942 · 13-09-2008, 06:13

"Be careful who you talk to about your sailing plans. Those who have abandoned their dreams will try to destroy yours." --Anon

oldsalt_1942 · 13-09-2008, 06:14

Adventure is never much fun when it's happening....Anon

oldsalt_1942 · 13-09-2008, 06:15

And the bright horizon calls! Many a thing will keep till the world's work is done, and youth is only a memory. When the old enchanter came to my door laden with dreams, I reached out with both hands. For I knew that he would not be lured with the gold that I might later offer, when age had come upon me.
Richard MacCullough
Viking's Wake

15-05-2008, 01:20	#47
mickmul Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ireland Boat: Van de Stadt 34' Posts: 268 Images: 1	I don't know who named them swells. There's nothing swell about them. They should have named them awfuls. --Hugo Vihlen __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

15-05-2008, 01:53	#48
GordMay Administrator Site Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W Boat: C.L.O.D. (Cruiser Living On Dirt) Posts: 8,819 Images: 217	“I hope that while so many people are out smelling the flowers, someone is taking the time to plant some.” ~ Herbert Rappaport __________________ Gord May ~~_/)_~~ (Gord & Maggie - "Southbound") "If you didn't have time/$ to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"

15-05-2008, 02:38	#49
cooper Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Back of the Dandenongs, Australia Posts: 907 Images: 6	That I like and....."it takes more time to paint a picture than to criticize it" __________________ One ferro 30 on the water, one steel 38 on the land, .........not a lot of time.....

15-05-2008, 03:11	#50
yachtrodney Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Botany Bay Australia Boat: custom 75' ferro yacht Posts: 99 Images: 32	'The Wind and the Lion' SOUND (Flash) ******************************* "The Wind in the Willows' Last edited by yachtrodney; 15-05-2008 at 03:32. Reason: added quote

15-05-2008, 04:39	#51
cooper Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Back of the Dandenongs, Australia Posts: 907 Images: 6	your grafics are tha best ...feeling better ? regards...M __________________ One ferro 30 on the water, one steel 38 on the land, .........not a lot of time.....

15-05-2008, 12:44	#52
Alan Wheeler Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Marlborough Sounds. New Zealand Boat: Hartley Tahitian 45ft. Leisure Lady Posts: 8,025 Images: 102	What's that one....A picture may paint a thousand words, but it takes 2megabytes of your hard drive....or something like that. __________________ Wheels For God so loved the world..........He didn't send a committee.

21-05-2008, 08:01	#53
questmiller Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: part time in Juneau, Alaska and part time on Quest currently in Caribbean Boat: Lavranos, Sloop, 15 meters Quest Posts: 7	"It occured to me that the problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you are finished." from the book, Plum Island by Nelson DeMille __________________ Set your sails in the direction of your dreams

27-05-2008, 09:19	#54
mickmul Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ireland Boat: Van de Stadt 34' Posts: 268 Images: 1	Anyone know who coined this old sailor's saying? "Below 40 degrees South there is no law, Below 50 degrees South there is no God" __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

27-05-2008, 10:08	#55
sneuman Moderator Site Helper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Severna Park, MD Boat: Tayana 37 Cutter - "Symbiosis" Posts: 603 Images: 21	"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats." – H. L. Mencken __________________ We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. T.S. Eliot

13-09-2008, 05:38	#56
Herbseesmoore Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fernandina Beach, Fl Boat: Shopping for the escape Posts: 55 Images: 5	Revive this thread! In case newbies missed this thread................... If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties. - Sir Francis Bacon __________________ Herbster "I dip and I surge and I swing in the rip of the racing tide." R Kipling

13-09-2008, 06:12	#57
oldsalt_1942 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 93	Minimalist theory of boat maintenance: If it doesn't move and it should; spray it with WD40. If it moves and it shouldn't; wrap it in duct tape. __________________ A small boat and a suitcase full of money beat a 40 footer tied to a bank every time!

13-09-2008, 06:13	#58
oldsalt_1942 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 93	"Be careful who you talk to about your sailing plans. Those who have abandoned their dreams will try to destroy yours." --Anon __________________ A small boat and a suitcase full of money beat a 40 footer tied to a bank every time!

13-09-2008, 06:14	#59
oldsalt_1942 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 93	Adventure is never much fun when it's happening....Anon __________________ A small boat and a suitcase full of money beat a 40 footer tied to a bank every time!

13-09-2008, 06:15	#60
oldsalt_1942 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 93	And the bright horizon calls! Many a thing will keep till the world's work is done, and youth is only a memory. When the old enchanter came to my door laden with dreams, I reached out with both hands. For I knew that he would not be lured with the gold that I might later offer, when age had come upon me. Richard MacCullough Viking's Wake __________________ A small boat and a suitcase full of money beat a 40 footer tied to a bank every time!

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