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ocean quotes

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“The old man knew he was going far out and he left the smell of the land behind and rowed out into the clean early morning smell of the ocean.” Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
“It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.” John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
“The sea is the vast reservoir of Nature.” Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
“OCEAN, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man—who has no gills.” Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

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