A Fleet Of British Ships At War

If I Had Been Censured Every Time I Have Run My Ship, Or Fleets Under My Command, Into Great Danger, I Should Have Long Ago Been Out Of The Service And Never In The House Of Peers.

The Bravest Man Feels An Anxiety 'circa Praecordia' As He Enters The Battle; But He Dreads Disgrace Yet More.

Something Must Be Left To Chance; Nothing Is Certain In A Sea Fight

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.

Time Is Everything; Five Minutes Make The Difference Between Victory And Defeat.