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Horatio Nelson Quotes

Horatio Nelson quotes

British Soldier September 29, 1758 – October 21, 1805

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I cannot alter - my affection and love is beyond even this world! Nothing will shake it but yourself; and that I will not allow myself to think for a moment is possible. Horatio Nelson
Horatio Nelson quote: "My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with..."
My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied. Horatio Nelson
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. Horatio Nelson
Now I can do no more. We must trust to the Great Disposer of all events and the justice of our cause. I thank God for this opportunity of doing my duty. Horatio Nelson
Horatio Nelson quote: "First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can."
First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can. Horatio Nelson
Horatio Nelson quote: "Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private..."
Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way to it, however painful it may be. Horatio Nelson
Horatio Nelson quote: "Our country will, I believe, sooner forgive an officer for..."
Our country will, I believe, sooner forgive an officer for attacking an enemy than for letting it alone. Horatio Nelson
If I had been censured every time I have run my ship, or fleets under my command, into great danger, I should have long ago been out of the Service and never in the House of Peers. Horatio Nelson
Horatio Nelson quote: "Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between..."
Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat. Horatio Nelson
Let me alone: I have yet my legs and one arm. Tell the surgeon to make haste and his instruments. I know I must lose my right arm, so the sooner it's off the better. Horatio Nelson
Horatio Nelson quote: "Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must..."
Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon. Horatio Nelson
Buonaparte has often made his boast that our fleet would be worn out by keeping the sea and that his was kept in order and increasing by staying in port; but know he finds, I fancy, if Emperors hear the truth, that his fleet suffers more in a night than ours in one year. Horatio Nelson
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. - at the Battle of Copenhagen. Horatio Nelson
Horatio Nelson quote: "I have only one eye, I have a right to be blind sometimes... I..."
I have only one eye, I have a right to be blind sometimes... I really do not see the signal! Horatio Nelson
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

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