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Quote by Ambrose Bierce
A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man

A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man, who has no gills. – Ambrose Bierce

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As usual I finish the day before the sea, sumptuous this evening beneath the moon, which writes Arab symbols with phosphorescent streaks on the slow swells. There is no end to the sky and the waters. How well they accompany sadness! – Albert Camus

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The sea, washing the equator and the poles, offers its perilous aid, and the power and empire that follow it… Beware of me, it says, but if you can hold me, I am the key to all the lands. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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To me, the sea is like a person — like a child that Ive known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea I talk to it. I never feel alone when Im out there. – Gertrude Ederle

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When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land. – Samuel Johnson

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