If a man consults whether he is to fight, when he has the power in his own hands, it is certain that his opinion is against fighting.

Quote by Horatio Nelson

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My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious...

My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious...

Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too...

Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too...

Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat.

Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat.

Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way...

Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way...

It is warm work; and this day may be the last to any of us...

It is warm work; and this day may be the last to any of us...

Our country will, I believe, sooner forgive an officer for attacking an enemy than for...

Our country will, I believe, sooner forgive an officer for attacking an enemy than for...

Desperate affairs require desperate measures.

Desperate affairs require desperate measures.

Something must be left to chance; nothing is certain in a sea fight

Something must be left to chance; nothing is certain in a sea fight

Now I can do no more. We must trust to the Great Disposer of all...

Now I can do no more. We must trust to the Great Disposer of all...

My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful....

My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful....

I cannot, if I am in the field of glory, be kept out of sight:...

I cannot, if I am in the field of glory, be kept out of sight:...

I cannot command winds and weather.

I cannot command winds and weather.

Firstly you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your...

Firstly you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your...

First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can.

First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can.

I have only one eye, I have a right to be blind sometimes... I really...

I have only one eye, I have a right to be blind sometimes... I really...

Buonaparte has often made his boast that our fleet would be worn out by keeping...

Buonaparte has often made his boast that our fleet would be worn out by keeping...

If I had been censured every time I have run my ship, or fleets under...

If I had been censured every time I have run my ship, or fleets under...

England expects that every man will do his duty.

England expects that every man will do his duty.

Never break the neutrality of a port or place, but never consider as neutral any...

Never break the neutrality of a port or place, but never consider as neutral any...

In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them.

In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them.