I must down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life, To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow rover, And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

John Masefield

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I hold that when a person dies / His soul returns again to earth; / Arrayed in some new flesh disguise / Another mother gives him birth / With sturdier limbs and brighter brain.

soul mother giving

There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university a place where those who hate ignorance may strive to know, where those who perceive truth may strive to make others see.

hate ignorance beautiful

I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.

stars lonely sea

The three foundations of judgement: Bold Design, Constant Practic... by John Masefield

The three foundations of judgement: Bold Design, Constant Practice, and Frequent Mistakes.

design practice mistake

Success is the brand on the brow of the man who aimed too low.

leadership success men

I have seen flowers come in stony places by John Masefield

I have seen flowers come in stony places

horse flower men

To most of us the future seems unsure. But then it always has been; and we who have seen great changes must have great hopes.

great-change has-beens life

My road leads me seawards To the white dipping sails. by John Masefield

My road leads me seawards To the white dipping sails.

sail leading-me white

The days that make us happy make us wise by John Masefield

The days that make us happy make us wise

Humans consist of body, mind and imagination. Our bodies are faulty, our minds untrustworthy, but our imagination has made us remarkable.

imagination mind art

It's a warm wind, the west wind, full of birds' cries; I never hear the west wind but tears are in my eyes. For it comes from the west lands, the old brown hills, And April's in the West wind, and daffodils.

All I ask is a tall ship and a star to sail her by. by John Masefield

All I ask is a tall ship and a star to sail her by.

sailing stars sea

So shall I fight, so shall I tread, by John Masefield

So shall I fight, so shall I tread,

stars struggle war

Heaven to me's a fair blue stretch of sky, Earth's jest a dusty r... by John Masefield

Heaven to me's a fair blue stretch of sky, Earth's jest a dusty road.

sky blue heaven

Man's body is faulty, his mind untrustworthy, but his imagination... by John Masefield

Man's body is faulty, his mind untrustworthy, but his imagination has made him remarkable.

imagination mind men

Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once in a minute something generous dies for want of it.

generosity may men

Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir, Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine, With a cargo of ivory, And apes and peacocks, Sandalwood, cedarwood, and sweet white wine.

wine home sweet

And he who gives a child a treat Makes joy-bells ring in Heaven's street, And he who gives a child a home Builds palaces in Kingdom come, And she who gives a baby birth Brings Saviour Christ again to Earth.

home baby children

God warms his hands at man's heart when he prays. by John Masefield

God warms his hands at man's heart when he prays.

prayer heart men

I have seen the Lady April bringing by John Masefield

I have seen the Lady April bringing

april rain spring