The bravest man feels an anxiety 'circa praecordia' as he enters the battle; but he dreads disgrace yet more.
Horatio NelsonYou must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your King, and you must treat every Frenchman as if he were the Devil himself.
Horatio NelsonLet 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