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Source: The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson
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“My love is founded on esteem, the only foundation that can make the passion last.”
Source: The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson
Source: The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson
“I am of the opinion that the boldest measures are the safest.”
Source: The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol II. With A Supplement Of Interesting Letters By Distinguished Characters
Source: The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson
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“It is my turn now; and if I come back, it is yours.”
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“In Sea affairs, nothing is impossible, and nothing is improbable.”
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“England expects that every man will do his duty.”
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“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.”
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“I have only one eye, I have a right to be blind sometimes... I really do not see the signal!”
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“Thank God I have done my duty.”
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“To do nothing was disgraceful; therefore I made use of my understanding.”
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“Laurels grow in the Bay of Biscay, I hope a bed of them may be found in the Mediterranean.”
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“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.”
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“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”
Source: The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson