Whoever gains the palm by merit, let him hold it.
If I had been censured every time I have run my ship, or fleets under my command, into great danger, I should have long ago been out of the Service and never in the House of Peers.
It is my turn now; and if I come back, it is yours.
Thank God I have done my duty. Drink, drink. Fan, fan. Rub, rub. Kiss me, Hardy.
To do nothing was disgraceful; therefore I made use of my understanding.
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.