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

Horatio Nelson
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  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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