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Aft the more honour, forward the better man — Horatio Nelson

Recollect that you must be a seaman to be an officer and also that you cannot be a good officer without being a gentleman. — Horatio Nelson

Frigates are the eyes of a fleet. — Horatio Nelson

I cannot command winds and weather. — Horatio Nelson

Kiss me, Hardy!' Weren't those Nelson's last words at the Battle of Trafalgar? Don't cry. We're still alive and we make a sensational team. — Elizabeth Wein

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. — Horatio Nelson

A fleet of British ships at war are the best negotiators. — Horatio Nelson

To do nothing was disgraceful; therefore I made use of my understanding. — Horatio Nelson

Laurels grow in the Bay of Biscay, I hope a bed of them may be found in the Mediterranean. — Horatio Nelson

I believe my arrival was most welcome, not only to the
Commander of the Fleet but almost to every individual in it. — Horatio Nelson

You must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your King, and you must treat every Frenchman as if he were the Devil himself. — Horatio Nelson

Never break the neutrality of a port or place, but never consider as neutral any place from whence an attack is allowed to be made. — Horatio Nelson

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

Had we taken ten sails, and let the eleventh to escape, being able to get at her, I could never have called it well done. — Horatio Nelson

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

Thank God I have done my duty. — Horatio Nelson

In Sea affairs, nothing is impossible, and nothing is improbable. — Horatio Nelson

My love is founded on esteem, the only foundation that can make the passion last. — Horatio Nelson

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

I am a Norfolk man and Glory in being so. — Horatio Nelson

Close with a Frenchman, but out-maneuver a Russian. — Horatio Nelson

I cannot, if I am in the field of glory, be kept out of sight: wherever there is anything to be done, there Providence is sure to direct my steps. — Horatio Nelson

England expects every man to do his duty — Horatio Nelson

Hardy, I do believe they have done it at last ... my backbone is shot through. — Horatio Nelson

England expects that every man will do his duty. — Horatio Nelson

Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way to it, however painful it may be. — Horatio Nelson

I am of the opinion that the boldest measures are the safest. — Horatio Nelson

A ship's a fool to fight a fort. — Horatio Nelson

I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor. — Horatio Nelson

I have only one eye, I have a right to be blind sometimes ... I really do not see the signal! — Horatio Nelson

What the country needs is the annihilation of the enemy. — Horatio Nelson

Whoever gains the palm by merit, let him hold it. — Horatio Nelson

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

I am ill every time it blows hard, and nothing but my enthusiastic love for the profession keeps me one hour at sea. — Horatio Nelson

It is my turn now; and if I come back, it is yours. — Horatio Nelson

I do not believe you can do today's job with yesterday's methods and be in business tomorrow — Horatio Nelson Jackson

Treat every Frenchman as if he was the devil himself. — Horatio Nelson

Our country will, I believe, sooner forgive an officer for attacking an enemy than for letting it alone. — Horatio Nelson

Thank God I have done my duty. Drink, drink. Fan, fan. Rub, rub. Kiss me, Hardy. — Horatio Nelson

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

The bravest man feels an anxiety 'circa praecordia' as he enters the battle; but he dreads disgrace yet more. — Horatio Nelson

My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied. — Horatio Nelson

I have a right to be blind sometimes. — Horatio Nelson

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

There can be no place for self entirely — Horatio Nelson