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- I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. — William Falconer
- The effect of sailing is produced by a judicious arrangement of the sails to the direction of the wind. — William Falconer
- The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy. — William Falconer
- The admirals of his majesty's fleet are classed into three squadrons, viz. the red, the white, and the blue. — William Falconer
- Freedom from care and anxiety of mind is a blessing, which I apprehend such people enjoy in higher perfection than most others, and is of the utmost consequence. — William Falconer
- The regular hours necessary to be observed by those who follow country business, are perhaps of more consequence than any of the other articles, however important those may be. — William Falconer