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

Treat every Frenchman as if he was the devil himself.

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

Whoever gains the palm by merit, let him hold it.

No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.

The business of the English commander-in-chief being first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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