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

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

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions. – Samuel Johnson

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Pleasure that is obtained by unreasonable and unsuitable cost, must always end in pain. – Samuel Johnson

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Other Quotes from
Oceans
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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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Oceans

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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Oceans

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

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Oceans

There is no drop of water in the ocean, not even in the deepest parts of the abyss, that does not know and respond to the mysterious forces that create the tide. – Rachel Carson

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Oceans

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There is something in the flavor and aroma of the fresh strawberry that no amount of skill has been able to preserve. – E.F. White, “Spring Soda Fountain Thoughts,” 1908

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My story of success and failure is not just about music and being famous. Its about living and loving and trying to find purpose in this crazy world. – Wynonna Judd

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Failure

Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces. – Solon

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Son, you outgrew my lap, but never my heart. – Author Unknown

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