Man consists of body, mind and imagination. His body is faulty, his mind untrustworthy, but his imagination has made him remarkable. John Masefield
I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by. John Masefield
There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university, a place where those who hate ignorance may strive to know, where those who perceive truth may strive to make others see. John Masefield
The days that make us happy make us wise. John Masefield
Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense, which very few have. John Masefield
Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once in a minute something generous dies for want of it. John Masefield