10 Famous Ocean Quotes

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“The use of sea and air is common to all; neither can a title to the ocean belong to any people or private persons, forasmuch as neither nature nor public use and custom permit any possession therof.”

– Elizabeth I, Queen of England

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.

-Jacques Cousteau

Catch a wave, and you’re sitting on top of the world.”

– The Beach Boys

In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.

– Kahlil Gibran

I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.

– Isaac Newton

Even castles made from sand fall to the ocean.

– Jimi Hendrix

“Your heart is like the ocean, mysterious and dark.”

– Bob Dylan

“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.”

– Vincent Van Gogh

Celebrate World Ocean Day today.

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