Here are some proverbs and quotes about the sea and ocean.
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A book must be an ice-axe to break the seas frozen inside our soul.
Franz KafkaA rising tide lifts all boats.
Is used to describes something that is beneficial to everybody.A ship on the beach is a lighthouse to the sea.
A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
You cannot learn from an easy situation.A wreck on shore is a beacon at sea.
Better a drop of wisdom than an ocean of gold.
Don’t look for a sea when you can drown in a puddle.
Don’t sell the fish that is still swimming in the ocean.
Follow the river and you will get to the sea.
I consider the sound of the sea to be part of my body.
Derek WalcottIf you think the ocean isn't important, imagine Earth without it. Mars comes to mind. No ocean, no life support system.
Sylvia EarleIt is safest to sail within reach of the shore.
No matter how big the sea may be, sometimes two ships meet.
Pollution from oil and gas development, toxic runoff, and miles and miles of plastic trash foul the waters and threaten marine life.
Frances BeineckeSmooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
Some of my fondest memories are holidays by the seaside.
Mary BerryThe boat sails by, the shore remains.
The existence of the sea means the existence of pirates.
The sea becomes the shore, the shore becomes the sea.
(unknown author)The small wisdom is like water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. The great wisdom is like the water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable.
Rabindranath TagoreTo carry water to the sea.
We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.
Mother TeresaWhen the sea is calm, every ship has a good captain.
You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
Rabindranath Tagore