Nothing Escapes The Vigilance Of The New

I Was Born In The Breezes, And I Had Studied The Sea As Perhaps Few Men Have Studied It, Neglecting All Else.

To Young Men Contemplating A Voyage I Would Say Go. The Tales Of Rough Usage Are For The Most Part Exaggerations, As Also Are The Tales Of Sea Danger. To Face The Elements Is, To Be Sure, No Light Matter When The Sea Is In Its Grandest Mood. You Must Then Know The Sea, And Know That You Know It, And Not Forget That It Was Made To Be Sailed Over.

My Ship Was Also In Better Condition Than When She Sailed From Boston On Her Long Voyage. She Was Still As Sound As A Nut, And As Tight As The Best Ship Afloat. She Did Not Leak A Drop - Not One Drop!

I Had Already Found That It Was Not Good To Be Alone, And So I 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.

To Young Men Contemplating A Voyage I Would Say Go.