There’s no denying it. Thinking about and dreaming of the ocean brings us both joy and calmness, and truly soothes the soul.
In times of stress, we turn to the ocean for it’s for words of wisdom, spoken through inspiring quotes and sayings.
These ocean and sea quotes remind us of our strength and resilience, and our love and vulnerabilities. They help us to weather tough times and challenges, knowing calmer seas will soon replace the storm.
If the sea has your heart, I hope these long and short ocean quotes bring you joy.
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Encouraging Ocean Quotes for Sea and Beach Lovers
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Here are the ocean quotes that inspire us, and I hope will inspire you too
1. “The sea does not like to be restrained”
Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief
2. “We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected on the deep.”
William James
3. “The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too”
The Letters of Vincent van Gogh
4. “To reach a port we must set sail. Sail, not tie at anchor. Sail, not drift.”
5. “Together we can face challenges as deep as the ocean and as high as the sky”
Sonia Gandhi
6. “We ourselves feel what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.”
Mother Teresa
7. “Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.”
Ryunosuke Satoro
8. “There’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away.”
Sarah Kay
9. “Dance with the waves, move with the sea, let the rhythm of the water set your soul free.”
Christy Ann Martine
10. “Life is like the ocean, it goes up and down.”
Vanessa Paradis
11. “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.”
Jacques Cousteau
12. “We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch – we are going back from whence we came.”
John F. Kennedy
13. “The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul.”
Robert Wylan
14. “If the ocean can calm itself, so can you. We are both salt water mixed with air”
Nayyirah Waheed
15. “The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea.”
Isak Dinesen
16. “There must be something strangely sacred in salt. It is in our tears and in the sea.”
Khalil Gibran
17. “Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think.”
Robert Henri
18. “If you want to hear the distant voice of the ocean put your ear to the distant lips of a seashell”
Curtis Tyrone Jones
19. “You will love the ocean. It makes you feel small, but not in a bad way. Small because you realize you’re part of something bigger.”
Lauren Myracle
20. “Water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing, in the end, can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone.”
Margaret Atwood
21. “For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), it’s always our self we find in the sea.”
E.E. Cummings
22. “Let the waves carry you where the light can not.”
Mohit Kaushik
23. “The sea has boundless patience.”
Craig Robertson
24. “With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live.
Sylvie Earle
25. “The sea will grant each man new hope, and sleep will bring dreams of home…”
Christopher Columbus
26. “In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.”
Kahlil Gibran
27. “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt
28. “The sea lives in every one of us.”
Robert Wyland
29. “I wanted freedom, open air and adventure. I found it on the sea.”
Alain Gerbeault
30. “The ocean makes me feel really small, and it puts my whole life in perspective.”
Beyonce
31. “At sea, I learned how little a person needs, not how much.”
Robin Lee Graham
32. “The sea, the great unifier, is man’s only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat.”
Jacques Yves Cousteau
32. “The ocean has always been a salve to my soul.”
Jimmy Buffett
33. “The ocean is a wilderness reaching round the globe, wilder than a Bengal tiger.”
Henry David Thoreau
34. “The ocean is a powerful force, but so is the human spirit.”
Richard Branson
35. “The ocean is an unfathomable mystery.”
Gérard Depardieu
36. “The sea is the same as it has been since before men ever went on it in boats.”
Ernest Hemingway
37. “The ocean is a mighty, vast, and dangerous place, but it always makes me feel small and humble.”
Alexandra Cousteau
38. “The ocean is the lifeblood of our world.”
Sylvia Earle
39. “The sea is everything. It covers seven-tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.”
Jules Verne
40. “The ocean is a mighty, pulsing heart that surges with the rhythms of the earth.”
Philip Hoare
41. “The ocean has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness.”
Joseph Conrad
42. “The ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of time.”
H.P. Lovecraft
43. “The ocean is a world of perpetual motion and sound, a world where nothing stands still.”
Rachel Carson
44. “The ocean is a central image. It is the symbolism of a great journey.”
Enya
45. “I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky; And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.”
John Masefield
46. “The sea is emotion incarnate. It loves, hates, and weeps. It defies all attempts to capture it with words and rejects all shackles.”
Christopher Paolini
47. “I have sea foam in my veins, for I understand the language of the waves.”
Le Testament d’Orphée
48. “Smell the sea and feel the sky, let your soul and spirit fly”
Van Morrison
49. “A rising tide lifts all boats”
Sean Lemass
50. “How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is clearly Ocean.”
Arthur C. Clarke
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Final thoughts: Inspirational Ocean Quotes for Those That Love the Sea
Whether we are anxious and need to feel calm, feeling blue and long to be happy, feeling vulnerable and need reminding of our strength, thoughts of the ocean brings this into our heart and soul.
If you love the beach and ocean, I hope that you’ve enjoyed these quotes and have found some inspiration.
Please leave any other favorite quotes about the ocean, sea and the beach in the comments below.
Ilana
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I like what Mark Twain said, “ Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that You didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor”. Cruising does that for me. They ask for volunteers, I raise my hand and wave it like crazy. Positive side I have won some nice prizes. Bottles wine, t-shirts, and other nice things. Negative I won’t see these people again ever. Thanks for raising my spirits and thinking about what I like to do. Keep up good work. I like your articles.
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I love that one too Russell!! I know cruising is a big enjoyment and I’m so happy we have this in our lives. It will be back in a few months and I have no doubt it will be better than ever! Thanks for reading and commenting Russell!
16. “There must be something strangely scared in salt. It is in our tears and in the sea.”
Khalil Gibran
the word should be SACRED not scared …autocorrect 🙂
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Thanks Kamaroon. Good catch – corrected 🙂