“It is my turn now; and if I come back, it is yours.”
Source: The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson
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Famous Horatio Nelson Quotes
“England expects that every man will do his duty.”
Source: The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson
“No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.”
Source: The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson
“Thank God I have done my duty.”
Source: The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson
“To do nothing was disgraceful; therefore I made use of my understanding.”
Source: The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson
“Laurels grow in the Bay of Biscay, I hope a bed of them may be found in the Mediterranean.”
Source: The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson
“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.”