| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Sea |
| | | A smooth sea never made a skilful mariner. | 1 |
| All water runs to the sea. | 2 |
| Being on the sea, sail; being on the land, settle. | 3 |
| Better on the heath with an old cart than at sea in a new ship. Dutch. | 4 |
| Better poor on land than rich at sea. Dutch, German. | 5 |
| Do not prepare thyself until thou see the sea. Tamil. | 6 |
| Even the sea, great as it is, grows calm. Italian. | 7 |
| He goes a great voyage who goes to the bottom of the sea. | 8 |
| He ought not to complain of the sea who returns to it a second time. Italian. | 9 |
| He that is at sea hath not the wind in his hands. Dutch. | 10 |
| He that is at sea must either sail or sink. Danish. | 11 |
| He who does not know his way to the sea should take a river for his guide. Plautus. | 12 |
| He who is at sea does not direct the winds. French, Dutch. | 13 |
| If a man would learn to pray let him go to sea. French. | 14 |
| Praise the sea but keep on land. George Herbert. | 15 |
| The master of the sea will always acquire the dominion of the land. Gibbon. | 16 |
| The sea and air are common to all men. Queen Elizabeth. | 17 |
| The sea refuses no river. | 18 |
| ’Tis a great way to the bottom of the sea. | 19 |
| ’Tis hard to sail over the sea in an egg shell. | 20 | | |
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