Quotes by William Falconer, page 2
30 quotes by William Falconer
William Falconer - scottish Poet
Life period: 1732-1769
The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy.
Quote by William Falconer about relation, heads, name
The intention of the reef is to reduce the surface of the sail in proportion to the increase of the wind; for which reason there are several reefs parallel to each other in the superior sails, whereby they may be still further diminished, in order...
Quote by William Falconer about intention, order, reason
The morning air, on the contrary, so celebrated both by poets and philosophers for its benign and cheering effects upon the mind and body, is enjoyed in high perfection by persons of this way of life; and the advantages they derive from thence in...
Quote by William Falconer about poets, people, perfection, air, body, mind, life
The most ancient anchors are laid to have been of stone, and sometimes of wood, to which a great quantity of lead was usually fixed.
Quote by William Falconer about old
The regular hours necessary to be observed by those who follow country business, are perhaps of more consequence than any of the other articles, however important those may be.
Quote by William Falconer about consequences, affair, country
The simplicity and uniformity of rural occupations, and their incessant practice, preclude any anxieties and agitations of hope and fear, to which employments of a more precarious and casual nature are subject.
Quote by William Falconer about simplicity, fear, hope, nature
If I were reincarnated, I'd want to come back a buzzard. Nothing hates him or envies him or wants him or needs him. He is never bothered or in danger, and he can eat anything.
Quote by William Falconer about opinion, danger, nothing
Maybe the only thing worse than having to give gratitude constantly is having to accept it.
Quote by William Falconer about gratitude, things
