Something Must Be Left To Chance; Nothing

The Politics Of Courts Are So Mean That Private People Would Be Ashamed To Act In The Same Way; All Is Trick And Finesse, To Which The Common Cause Is Sacrificed.

A Ship's A Fool To Fight A Fort.

My Greatest Happiness Is To Serve My Gracious King And Country And I Am Envious Only Of Glory; For If It Be A Sin To Covet Glory I Am The Most Offending Soul Alive.

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.

Recollect That You Must Be A Seaman To Be An Officer And Also That You Cannot Be A Good Officer Without Being A Gentleman.