Our Country will, I believe, sooner forgive an Officer for attacking his Enemy than for letting it alone.

In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them.

Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon.

England expects that every man will do his duty.

Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way to it, however painful it may be.

Firstly, you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your own respecting their propriety. Secondly, you must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your king; and thirdly, you must hate a Frenchman, as you do the devil.

Thank God I have done my duty.