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Classical antiquity6 quotes
The sea! the sea! — Xenophon · 370 BCLovely it is, when the winds are churning up the waves on the great sea, to gaze out from the land on the great efforts of someone else; not because it's an enjoyable pleasure that somebody is in difficulties, but because it's lovely to realize what troubles you are yourself spared. — Lucretius · 55 BCOcean, who is the source of all. — Homer · 700 BCTomorrow we shall sail again on the vast ocean. — Horace · 23 BCNever trust her at any time when the calm sea shows her false alluring smile. — Lucretius · 55 BCHe who commands the sea has command of everything. — Themistocles · 462 BCAge of Enlightenment1 quote
Nae man can tether time or tide. — Robert Burns · 1791Old Testament Era1 quote
All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full. — Ecclesiastes 1:7 · 931 BC