43 Quotes by Joshua Slocum

I had already found that it was not good to be alone, and so made companionship with what there was around me, sometimes with the universe and sometimes with my own insignificant self; but my books were always my friends, let fail all else.

When their ship arrived at Sydney they gave the captain a purse of gold for his skill and seamanship in bringing them safe into port.

Most people choose a funeral home for all the wrong reasons: It's close to their house, or it has served their family in the past. The range of prices offered by various funeral homes for comparable services is incredibly wide.

My father was the sort of man who, if wrecked on a desolate island, would find his way home, if he had a jack-knife and could find a tree.

Caring for your dead is legal in Texas. Most people don't know their rights. They don't know what they can ask for.

Green burial isn't about doing extra things. It's about what not to do.

Some funeral homes try to guilt families into buying more expensive urns by stamping 'temporary container' on the outside of the cardboard or plastic box that the remains are returned in.

Evening after evening during this time I read by the light of a candle on deck. There was no wind at all, and the sea became smooth and monotonous.

As if to make up for lost time, she seemed to touch only the high places. Under a sudden shock and strain her rigging began to give out.