In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them.
A fleet of British ships at war are the best negotiators.
No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.
Thank God I have done my duty. Drink, drink. Fan, fan. Rub, rub. Kiss me, Hardy.
The bravest man feels an anxiety 'circa praecordia' as he enters the battle; but he dreads disgrace yet more.
In Sea affairs, nothing is impossible, and nothing is improbable.