13 Inspiring John Masefield Quotes (Free List)

John Masefield quotes are thought-provoking, memorable and inspiring. From views on society and politics to thoughts on love and life, John Masefield has a lot to say. In this list we present the 13 best John Masefield quotes, in no particular order. Let yourself get inspired!

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John Masefield quotes

The distant soul can shake the distant friend’s soul and make the longing felt, over untold miles.

— John Masefield

Only the road and the dawn, the sun, the wind, and the rain, And the watch fire under stars, and sleep, and the road again.

— John Masefield

I have seen flowers come in stony placesAnd kind things done by men with ugly faces, And the gold cup won by the worst horse at the races, So I trust, too.

— John Masefield

I must go down to the sea again, for the call of the running tide, is a wild call and a clear call, that cannot be denied!

— John Masefield

(…) It, s hard not to be able. There, look there!/ I cannot get the movement nor the light;/Sometimes it almost makes a man despair/To try and try and never get it right./Oh, if I could -oh, if I only might, /I wouldn, t mind what hells I, d have to pass, /Not if the whole world called me fool and ass.”Dauber (A poem). John Masefield. 1916. London William Heinemann

— John Masefield

Christmas ought to be brought up to date, ” Maria said. “It ought to have gangsters, and aeroplanes and a lot of automatic pistols.

— John Masefield, The Box Of Delights

But Time and Tide and Buttered Eggs wait for no man.

— John Masefield

I must go down to the sea…to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship, and a star to steer her by……

— John Masefield

Best trust the happy moments. … The days that make us happy make us wise.

— John Masefield

An art in which the artist by means of rhythm and great sincerity can convey to others the sentiment which he feels about life.

— John Masefield

Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once a minute something generous dies for want of it.

— John Masefield

God warms his hands at man’s heart when he prays.

— John Masefield

I must go down to the seas 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

Coming in solemn beauty like slow old tunes of Spain.

— John Masefield