Something must be left to chance; nothing is certain in a sea fight.

Horatio Nelson
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First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can.

Horatio Nelson
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My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied. -Horatio Nelson
193

You must hate a Frenchman as you do the devil.

Horatio Nelson
192

Less money means more miles I have to drive.

Horatio Nelson
139
Wow, Apple fans are truly insane! -Horatio Nelson
117

No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.

Horatio Nelson
113

Firstly you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your own regarding their propriety. Secondly, you must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your king; and thirdly you must hate a Frenchman as you hate the devil.

Horatio Nelson
113
England expects that every man will do his duty. -Horatio Nelson
95

I owe all my success in life to having always been a quarter of an hour beforehand.

Horatio Nelson
78

Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat.

Horatio Nelson
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Desperate affairs require desperate remedies. -Horatio Nelson
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