101 Quotes by John Masefield

It's a warm wind, the west wind, full of birds' cries; I never hear the west wind but tears are in my eyes. For it comes from the west lands, the old brown hills, And April's in the West wind, and daffodils.

And he who gives a child a treat Makes joy-bells ring in Heaven's street, And he who gives a child a home Builds palaces in Kingdom come, And she who gives a baby birth Brings Saviour Christ again to Earth.

Humans consist of body, mind and imagination. Our bodies are faulty, our minds untrustworthy, but our imagination has made us remarkable.

It may be that we cease; we cannot tell. Even if we cease, life is a miracle.

Man's body is faulty, his mind untrustworthy, but his imagination has made him remarkable.

Success is the brand on the brow of the man who aimed too low.

The three foundations of judgement: Bold Design, Constant Practice, and Frequent Mistakes.

To most of us the future seems unsure. But then it always has been; and we who have seen great changes must have great hopes.

I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.