Quotemeal: Oct. 2nd, 2021

Saturday, October 2, 2021

"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for."
— William Shedd

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Illustration of William Shedd — "A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for."

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