Above all things, be not made an ass to carry the burdens of other men if any friend desire thee to be his surety, give him a part of what thou has to spare if he presses thee further, he is not thy friend at all.

The bodies of men, munition, and money may justly be called the sinews of war.

Death, which hateth and destroyeth a man, is believed; God, which hath made him and loves him, is always deferred.

Our shipping and sea service is our best and safest defence as being the only fortification and rampart of England.

Bad language or abuse, I never, never use, Whatever the emergency; Though 'Bother it' I may Occasionally say, I never use a big, big D : What, never? : No, never! : What never? : Well, hardly ever! : Hardly ever swears a big, big D Then give three cheers, and one cheer more, For the well-bred Captain of the Pinafore!

There is nothing exempt from the peril of mutation; the earth, heavens, and whole world is thereunto subject.

If any friend desire thee to be his surety, give him a part of what thou hast to spare; if he press thee further, he is not thy friend at all, for friendship rather chooseth harm to itself than offereth it. If thou be bound for a stranger, thou art a fool; if for a merchant, thou puttest thy estate to learn to swim.