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

Quote by Horatio Nelson

Topics: Chance Quotes

Desperate affairs require desperate measures.

Desperate affairs require desperate measures.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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....

No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the...

No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the...

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.

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:...

Let me alone: I have yet my legs and one arm. Tell the surgeon to...

Let me alone: I have yet my legs and one arm. Tell the surgeon to...

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...

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...

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...

I cannot command winds and weather.

I cannot command winds and weather.

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...

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...

If a man consults whether he is to fight, when he has the power in...

If a man consults whether he is to fight, when he has the power in...

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...