The Pirate Quotes

“There is an old saying, that there is honour amongst thieves, and so it often proves.”
― Frederick Marryat, The Pirate

“To those who have been accustomed to the difficulties and dangers of a sea-faring life, there are no lines which speak more forcibly to the imagination, or prove the beauty and power of the Greek poet, than those in the noble prayer of Ajax:

"Lord of earth and air,
O king! O father! hear my humble prayer.
Dispel this cloud, that light of heaven restore;
Give me to see - and Ajax asks no more,
If Greece must perish - we Thy will obey;
But let us perish in the face of day!”
― Frederick Marryat, The Pirate

“... secrecy adds a charm to an amour ...”
― Frederick Marryat, The Pirate

“In the course of crime ... the descent is rapid.”
― Frederick Marryat, The Pirate

“Come, my men! never say die while there's a shot in the locker.”
― Frederick Marryat, The Pirate

“Young ladies ... who fall in love, never consider whether there is sufficient "to make the pot boil" - probably because young ladies in love lose their appetites, and, not feeling inclined to eat at that time, they imagine that love will always supply the want of food.”
― Frederick Marryat, The Pirate

“Poor men ... always make love better than those who are rich, because, having less to care about, and not being puffed up with their own consequence, they are not so selfish and think much more of the lady than of themselves.”
― Frederick Marryat, The Pirate

“... the sea defrauds many an honest undertaker of his profits.”
― Frederick Marryat, The Pirate

“Mr Witherington senior persuaded his son to enter the banking-house, and, as a dutiful son, he entered it every day; but he did nothing more, having made the fortunate discovery that "his father was born before him;" or, in other words, that his father had plenty of money, and would be necessitated to leave it behind him.”
― Frederick Marryat, The Pirate