I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor.
I am of the opinion that the boldest measures are the safest.
Close with a Frenchman, but out-maneuver a Russian.
Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way to it, however painful it may be.
Something must be left to chance; nothing is certain in a sea fight
In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them.