Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way to it, however painful it may be.
Thank God I have done my duty.
To do nothing was disgraceful; therefore I made use of my understanding.
I am of the opinion that the boldest measures are the safest.
Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat.
Never break the neutrality of a port or place, but never consider as neutral any place from whence an attack is allowed to be made.