I had read that quote in a TS Eliot poem and thought he wrote it, was going to use it yesterday and did a search - and lo and behold!
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time
The working title is Scout's Honor. It is essentially an Age of Sail story set ~1700 years in the future. There is FTL travel but not FTL communications. If you want to send a message someone has to take it there.
WWG1WGA
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)