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Ocean & Sea Quotes

Quotes about the ocean, the sea and endless horizons. This hand-picked collection brings together 23 of the finest ocean & sea quotes ever written — from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Japanese Proverb and other great voices. Tap Copy on any quote to save or share it.

Smell the sea and feel the sky. Let your soul and spirit fly.

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.

We must understand that sadness is an ocean, and sometimes we drown, while other days we are forced to swim.

The voice of the sea speaks to the soul.

Water, water, every where, nor any drop to drink.

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is a rapture on the lonely shore.

— Lord Byron

A frog in a well does not know the great ocean.

— Japanese Proverb

The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

— Rabindranath Tagore

Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air.

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.

You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.

— Persian Proverb

Roll on, deep and dark blue ocean, roll.

Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.

Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

— Epicurus

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.

— African Proverb

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The ocean is a mighty harmonist.

Smell the sea and feel the sky this summer — let your soul fly.

The waves of time wash all things away.

— Lord Byron

We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, it is from where we came.

In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.

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