The sea is a lonely and hostile place, Captain,' Jansen said coldly. 'It is always best not to make enemies of those who might be your friends. You never know when your ships may cross

Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes.

Diplomacy means the art of nearly deceiving all your friends, but not quite deceiving all your enemies.

The sea is as desolate and barren as it is fertile and life-giving. It is cold and dismal, yet bold and spirited. Sometimes imperious and conquering, other times gentle and meek. But it is always mysterious. Those mysteries hold many secrets. One has but to listen and watch to discover them

Not all things have to be scrutinized, nor all friends tested, not all enemies exposed and denounced

Life is like the sea. Its tides and currents sometimes take a man to distant shores that he never dreamed existed