“The ocean is vast and our craft is small.”—Norman Gunnison.
“Heaven sends us good meat, but the devil sends cooks.”—Garrick.
“Stay, stay thy crystal tide,
Sweet Allegheny!
I would by thee abide,
Sweet Allegheny.”—Marjorie Meade.
“Keep account of crises and transactions in this life.”—Mrs. Browning.
“Five minutes in a crisis is worth years.”—Freeman Hunt.
“It does upset a man’s calculations[calculations] most confoundedly.”—Grant Allen.