Logo
I have seen the sea when it is strormy and wild; when it is quiet

I have seen the sea when it is strormy and wild; when it is quiet and serene; when it is dark and moody. And in all its moods, I see myself. – Martin D. Buxbaum (1912–1991), in Table Talk

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Water
category

Of a water that flows,
With a lullaby sound,
From a spring but a very few
Feet under ground —
From a cavern not very far
Down under ground. – Edgar Allan Poe

Category:
Water

The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness. – Joseph Conrad

Category:
Water

Rivers are roads which move, and which carry us whither we desire to go. – Blaise Pascal

Category:
Water

The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper; I cannot quite make it out. – Annie Dillard

Category:
Water

Random Quotes

Why shouldnt rap be esoteric, able to take in current events, history and criticism? I guess its this old idea of containment – that rappers, because theyre black, cant and shouldnt aspire to look outside the ghetto for influence. – Saul Williams

Category:
History

The cold is a good counselor, but it is cold. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

Category:
Adversity

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered. – William Shakespeare

Category:
Luck

There is no way to happiness — happiness is the way. – Thich Nhat Hanh

Category:
Happiness