List of Snobbite Sayings

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The below is a list of popular sayings from the old Snobbite Regality culture, which was heavily oriented to sea and trade.

"As the wind is to the sails captain is to the bow"

"Tis the set of the sail that decides the goal, and not the storm of life. "

"To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor."

"Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast."

"If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable"

"Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time"

"It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage"

"The pessimist complains about the wind, the optimist expects it to change, the realist adjusts the sails"

"Only two sailors have never ran aground. One never left port and the other was an atrocious liar"

"He who goes to sea for pleasure would go to hell to pass the time!"

"If you are steering, you don't look back. The crew looks back for you, and you watch their faces. When they look straight up, then get ready!"

Sometimes shortened to "Watch their faces not your back."

"A sailboat navigates its world of wind and water not leaving a trace. Nothing consumed. Nothing altered."

"Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the wind in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

"There is a rule in sailing where the more maneuverable ship should give way to the less maneuverable craft. I think this is sometimes a good rule to follow in human relationships as well"

"A man can pretend to be a lot of things in this world; but he can only pretend to be a sailor for as long as it takes to clear the harbor mouth!"