Lubber Quotes & Sayings

Nobody is so heartily despised as a pusillanimous, lazy, good-for-nothing, land-lubber; a sailor has no bowels of compassion for him. — Herman Melville

posting will be at the unemployment office." "I don't think — David Baldacci

I expect I shall have to die beyond my means. — Oscar Wilde

To say you have no choice is to relieve yourself of responsibility. — Patrick Ness

For bees are captious folk / And quick to turn against the lubber's touch ... — Vita Sackville-West

When lightning strikes, the mouse is sometimes burned with the farm. — Phyllis Bottome

As I walked, I began to hear the sound of running water. It's impossible to hear that sound and not go searching for the source. — Sue Monk Kidd

I was maybe 10 or 11 when I saw 'Titanic.' And, yes, I was a fan. I loved it. — Ellen Page

Surely we may with reverence say that, in a true and deep sense, God Himself is the answer to prayer. — Caroline Emelia Stephen

One thing is certain: the lesson of Bobby Sands's determination comes through. One image returns over and over again: a naked man locked up twenty-four hours in a cell, without even the most rudimentary comforts or reading materials. He turns to his cellmate and chastises him for sleeping all day. "It's a waste of your opportunities, isn't it? — Denis O'Hearn

How do you remember something that never happened? Fondly. Flaubert believed that anticipation was the purest form of pleasure...and the most reliable. And that while the things that actually happen to you would invariably disappoint, the things that never happened to you would never dim. Never fade. They would always be engraved in your heart with a sort of sweet sadness. — Anon

There is a moment, just before I reach it that I consider going up through the lubber's hole because I'm wearing a dress, but I just can't do it. I go to the edge, do the flip over and land on the foretop. If anyone got a peek at my drawers, well, good for them, I hope they enjoyed it. — L.A. Meyer