There is a pleasure unknown to the landsman in reading at sea.
Quotations by:
McFee, William
Fear, born of that stern matron, Responsibility, sits on one’s shoulders like some heavy imp of darkness, and one is preoccupied and, possibly, cantankerous.
The world is not interested in the storms you encountered, but did you bring in the ship?
William McFee (1881-1966) English writer
(Attributed)
The world belongs to the enthusiast who keeps cool.
It is so much easier to tell intimate things in the dark.
People don’t ever seem to realize that doing what’s right’s no guarantee against misfortune.
William McFee (1881-1966) English writer
Casuals of the Sea, Book 2, ch 6 (1916)
(Source)
Sometimes paraphrased "Doing what's right is no guarantee against misfortune."
If fate means you to lose, give him a good fight anyhow.