Sea Power

Famous quotes containing the words sea and/or power:

    “When the fierce north-western blast
    Cools sea and land so far and fast,
    Thou already slumberest deep;
    Woe and want thou canst outsleep;
    Want and woe, which torture us,
    Thy sleep makes ridiculous.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “He has served me too well; by increasing my power he has stolen it away: he is now my subject only so long as he pleases.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)