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

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"I don't like work— no man does— but I like what is in the work— the chance to find yourself."

- Joseph Conrad

Self-awareness

"There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea."

- Joseph Conrad

Inspiration

"There is something haunting in the light of the Moon. It has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul and something of its inconceivable mystery."

- Joseph Conrad

Reflection

"Life begins at 30."

- Joseph Conrad

New Beginnings

"We live as we dream--alone...."

- Joseph Conrad

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"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."

- Archer

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"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."

- Paine

Philosophy

"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."

- Eric Sevareid

Philosophy

"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"

- Theodor Seuss Geisel

Philosophy

"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."

- G.K. Chesterton

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