But in case signals can neither be seen or perfectly understood no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside the enemy.

Horatio Nelson
Some Similar Quotes
  1. War is what happens when language fails. - Margaret Atwood
  2. Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime. - Ernest Hemingway
  3. The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them. - J.r.r. Tolkien
  4. If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war. - Leo Tolstoy
  5. Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows. - Anonymous
More Quotes By Horatio Nelson
  1. No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.
  2. Aft the more honour, forward the better man
  3. Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon.
  4. First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can.
  5. Something must be left to chance nothing is sure in a sea fight.
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