Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat.
Frigates are the eyes of a fleet.
I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor.
It is my turn now; and if I come back, it is yours.
In Sea affairs, nothing is impossible, and nothing is improbable.
Laurels grow in the Bay of Biscay, I hope a bed of them may be found in the Mediterranean.