| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Sail, Sailing |
| | | He enters the port with a full sail. Virgil. | 1 |
| He that will not sail till all dangers are over must not put to sea. | 2 |
| He that will not sail until he have a full, fair wind will lose many a voyage. | 3 |
| Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. | 4 |
| If thou sailest with a bad wind thou hadst need understand tacking. | 5 |
| It is good sailing (or steering) with wind and tide. Dutch. | 6 |
| It is safest sailing within reach of the shore. | 7 |
On life’s vast ocean diversely we sail,
Reason the card, but passion is the gale. Pope. | 8 |
| Sail while the wind blows; wind and tide wait for no man. Danish. | 9 |
| Set your sail according to the wind. French. | 10 |
| To set up his sail to every wind. | 11 |
| You cannot sail as you would but as the wind blows. Danish. | 12 |
| You must shift your sail with the wind. Italian. | 13 | | |
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