“Dream dreams and write them aye, but live them first.””
Quotes by Samuel Eliot Morison
“In human affairs there is no snug harbor, no rest short of the grave. We are forever setting forth afresh across new and stormy seas, or into outer space.””
The Great Explorers: The European Discovery of America
“It has always been thus. You want a couple of hours' darkness to land and surprise the enemy, and then daybreak, so you can tell friend from foe, gold from brass, and wench from wife.””
“The seamen were fagged out.””
Samuel Eliot Morison
Samuel Eliot Morison was an esteemed American historian, naval officer, and author, renowned for his extensive works on maritime history and the American Revolution. Born into a prominent Boston famil...