Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way to it, however painful it may be.
Treat every Frenchman as if he was the devil himself.
I cannot command winds and weather.
To do nothing was disgraceful; therefore I made use of my understanding.
England expects every man to do his duty
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.