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Horatio Nelson Quotes

«Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon.»
«Something must be left to chance; nothing is certain in a sea fight»
Author: Horatio Nelson | About: Chance
«England expects that every man will do his duty.»
Author: Horatio Nelson | Keywords: England, expects
«I owe all my success in life to having always been a quarter of an hour beforehand»
Author: Horatio Nelson | Keywords: beforehand, quarter
«You must hate a Frenchman as you do the devil»
Author: Horatio Nelson | Keywords: Frenchman, Frenchmen
«No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.»
Author: Horatio Nelson | Keywords: alongside, captain
«My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied.»
«Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat.»
«First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can.»
«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.»

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