Horatio Nelson Quotes

“Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon.”

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

“First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can.”

“Desperate affairs require desperate measures.”

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

“England expects that every man will do his duty.”

“I cannot command winds and weather.”

“My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive.”

“I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humour.”

“Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied.”

“Our country will, I believe, sooner forgive an officer for attacking an enemy than for letting it alone.”

“It is warm work; and this day may be the last to any of us at a moment. But mark you! I would not be elsewhere for thousands.”

“England expects that every man will do his duty.”

“I am of the opinion that the boldest measures are the safest.”

“Thank God I have done my duty.”

“It is my turn now; and if I come back, it is yours.”

“A fleet of British ships at war are the best negotiators.”

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

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

“My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive.”

“I owe all my success in life to having been always a quarter of an hour before my time.”

“First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can.”

“Our Country will, I believe, sooner forgive an Officer for attacking his Enemy than for letting it alone.”