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Famous Horatio Nelson Quotes
“My love is founded on esteem, the only foundation that can make the passion last.”
“I am of the opinion that the boldest measures are the safest.”
“It is my turn now; and if I come back, it is yours.”
“In Sea affairs, nothing is impossible, and nothing is improbable.”
“England expects that every man will do his duty.”
“Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon.”
“I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor.”
“In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them.”
“No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.”
“I have only one eye, I have a right to be blind sometimes... I really do not see the signal!”
“Thank God I have done my duty.”
“To do nothing was disgraceful; therefore I made use of my understanding.”
“Laurels grow in the Bay of Biscay, I hope a bed of them may be found in the Mediterranean.”
“Hardy, I do believe they have done it at last... my backbone is shot through.”
“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.”
“I owe all my success in life to having been always a quarter of an hour before my time.”
“Thank God I have done my duty. Drink, drink. Fan, fan. Rub, rub. Kiss me, Hardy.”
“Something must be left to chance; nothing is certain in a sea fight”