"The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail."
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"Sail on! sail on! sail on! and on!"
"The great pilot can sail even when his canvass is rent."
"Ah, only he who knows where he sails, knows what wind is good, and a fair wind for him."
"He rested sitting on the un-stepped mast and sail and tried not to think but only to endure."
"He that hath the steerage of my course, Direct my sail."
"It is time to be old To take in sail."
"You can't change the wind. But you can adjust the sails to reach your destination"
"You know reviewers, they are the wind in their own sails."
"Every ship is a romantic object, except that we sail in."
"Hoist the sails of your own spirit to catch the winds of God."