John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8669 Publius Syrus 42 BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8669 |
| AUTHOR: | Publius Syrus (42 B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | They who plough the sea do not carry the winds in their hands. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Maxim 759. |
| Note 1. The pilot cannot mitigate the billows or calm the winds.—Plutarch: Of the Tranquillity of the Mind. [back] |