Horatio Nelson Quotes

I cannot command winds and weather.

Close with a Frenchman, but out-manoeuvre a Russian.

In Sea affairs, nothing is impossible, and nothing is improbable.

What the country needs is the annihilation of the enemy.

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

Desperate affairs require desperate measures.

A fleet of British ships at war is the best negotiators.

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.

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

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

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

A ship's a fool to fight a fort.

I am a Norfolk man and glory in being so.

There can be no place for self entirely

I have a right to be blind sometimes.

Frigates are the eyes of a fleet.

To do nothing was disgraceful, therefore I made use of my understanding.

England expects every man to do his duty

Thank God I have done my duty.

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

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

Something must be left to chance; nothing is certain in a sea fight.

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

Treat every Frenchman as if he was the devil himself.

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