What are some quotes about the ocean?

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.

Encouraging Ocean Quotes for Sea and Beach Lovers

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Here are 25 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.”

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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

More inspiring quotes:

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25 Rick Steves Travel Quotes and Travel Books that Will Inspire You

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 xoxo

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