Quote#Nature
He that goes to sea, must smel of the ship; and he that sayles into…
Quote byStephen Gosson · 1554–1624
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Schoole of Abuse (1579), "Qualities allowed in women".
English (original)
He that goes to sea, must smel of the ship; and he that sayles into Poets wil savour of Pitch.
— Stephen Gosson