Old men make war, young men fight and die

The man who stands firm in order to protect a sand-castle can never be relied upon; for he has given away his common sense.

No one should waste a day.

It cannot in the opinion of His Majesty's Government be classified as slavery in the extreme acceptance of the word without some risk of terminological inexactitude.

Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy, and the lash.

God alone knows how great it is. All I hope is that it is not too late. I am very much afraid that it is. We can only do our best.

Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it.