Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat.

Laurels grow in the Bay of Biscay, I hope a bed of them may be found in the Mediterranean.

First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can.

I am ill every time it blows hard, and nothing but my enthusiastic love for the profession keeps me one hour at sea.

If a man consults whether he is to fight, when he has the power in his own hands, it is certain that his opinion is against fighting.

It is my turn now; and if I come back, it is yours.

In Sea affairs, nothing is impossible, and nothing is improbable.