![]() Wordsworth was one of the first Romantic poets to reinvigorate the sonnet form, following the proto-Romantic Charlotte Smith (1749-1806), who helped to make the sonnet popular after more than a century of neglect. ‘Earth has not anything to show more fair’. The poem argues that nature is a better teacher than any textbook or classroom. This quotation (and quatrain) is from ‘The Tables Turned’, a Wordsworth poem included in the 1798 Lyrical Ballads. Nor harsh nor grating, though of ample power Of thoughtless youth but hearing oftentimes This is another quotation from Wordsworth’s ‘Tintern Abbey’ poem, in which nature plays a key part: Indeed, childhood is a sacred estate which we should leave behind with reluctance, Wordsworth believes. This quotation, from the rainbow poem quoted above, distils one of the key ideas of the Romantic movement: childhood experiences are formative for us, and help to create the adults we grow up to be. This quotation is from a short poem Wordsworth wrote about the beauty of the rainbow, although the rest of the poem acknowledges the role that childhood plays in making us the adults we become. It is one of Wordsworth’s most powerful critiques of the Industrial Revolution and the materialist world of ‘getting and spending’. We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers The world is too much with us late and soon, I hope that these sea quotes provided some inspiration to fill your lungs with salty air, or perhaps helped to complete that perfect Instagram post! Don’t forget to tag us on Instagram if you use any of them – we love seeing your photos and sharing them!ĭo you have a favourite sea quote or ocean musing on this list? Or are there any we’ve missed?! As always, leave us a comment and let us know what you think.These are the opening words of a sonnet Wordsworth wrote in around 1802, and published in 1807: “I love you more than there are grains of sand on the beach, fish in the sea, and waves in the ocean.”įinal Thoughts on the 150+ Best Sea Quotes. ![]() “As the ocean is never full of water, so is the heart never full of love.”.“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.” – Rumi.“If you want to know how much I love you, count all the waves in the sea.”.With 321,000,000 cubic miles, or around 352 quintillion gallons, of water in our oceans and seas, this first ocean quote seems pretty spot on! Staying on the surface all the time is like going to the circus and staring at the outside of the tent.” – Dave BarryįIND MORE INSPIRATION: 101+ Dream Destinations for your Travel Bucket List Ocean Quotes and Sayings “There’s nothing wrong with enjoying looking at the surface of the ocean itself, except that when you finally see what goes on underwater, you realize that you’ve been missing the whole point of the ocean. ![]() Nature in general can do so.” – Henrik Ibsen “The sea possesses a power over one’s moods that has the effect of a will.“For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), it’s always our self we find in the sea.” – E. E.“And the sea will grant each man new hope, as sleep brings dreams of home.” – Larry Ferguson.“The sea does not like to be restrained.” – Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief.I found it on the sea.” – Alain Gerbeault ![]()
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