The sacred lamp of day Now dipt in Western clouds his parting day.

The effect of sailing is produced by a judicious arrangement of the sails to the direction of the wind.

The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy.

With living colours give my verse to glow: The sad memorial of a tale of woe!

Of whatsoever number a fleet of ships of war is composed, it is usually divided into three squadrons; and these, if numerous, are again separated into divisions.

The admirals of his majesty's fleet are classed into three squadrons, viz. the red, the white, and the blue.

The anchors now made are contrived so as to sink into the ground as soon as they reach it, and to hold a great strain before they can be loosened or dislodged from their station.

The accumulation of numbers always augments in some measure moral corruptions, and the consequences to health of the various vices incident thereto, are well known.

Hence a ship is said to head the sea, when her course is opposed to the setting or direction of the surges.

Nor is it the least advantage to health, accruing from such a way of life, that it expose those who follow it to fewer temptations to vice, than persons who live in crowded society.

Freedom from care and anxiety of mind is a blessing, which I apprehend such people enjoy in higher perfection than most others, and is of the utmost consequence.

You can't always save the ones you love.

And this lies in the nature of things: What people are potentially is revealed in actuality by what they produce.

If I was not racing then I would own a ranch where people could come and hunt. It would be fun and laid back every day.

My life is singing. I don't plan on retiring. I plan to die on a stage. I can have a headache but when it's time to sing and I step on that stage there is no more headache.

Shakespeare's fault is not the greatest into which a poet may fall. It merely indicates a deficiency of taste.

Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher.

Enlightenment is cumulative. You become a little more enlightened each day as you practice yoga and Buddhism.

What stays with me most is a general sense of loss, unease, and longing for the past that cannot be relieved.

The Australian Book of Etiquette is a very slim volume.

A person is both wise and wealthy when you master the art of appreciating what you already have.