Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way to it, however painful it may be.
Something must be left to chance; nothing is certain in a sea fight
I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor.
To do nothing was disgraceful; therefore I made use of my understanding.
No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.
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.