Quotes by Horatio Nelson

Horatio Nelson

A ship’s a fool to fight a fort.

Fighting

Ships

War

Buonaparte has often made his boast that our fleet would be worn out by keeping the sea and that his was kept in order and increasing by staying in port; but know he finds, I fancy, if Emperors hear the truth, that his fleet suffers more in a night than ours in one year.

Night

Order

Years

England expects that every man will do his duty.

England

Men

War

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

Inspirational

Victory

War

Frigates are the eyes of a fleet.

Eye

War

Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon.

Enemy

Gentleman

Mistake

I am ill every time it blows hard, and nothing but my enthusiastic love for the profession keeps me one hour at sea.

Blow

Hours

Sea

I cannot command winds and weather.

Horatio

Weather

Wind

I cannot, if I am in the field of glory, be kept out of sight: wherever there is anything to be done, there Providence is sure to direct my steps.

Done

Sight

Umpires

I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor.

Humor

Safety

Saving

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Horatio

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Quotes by Horatio Nelson

Horatio Nelson

A ship’s a fool to fight a fort.

Buonaparte has often made his boast that our fleet would be worn out by keeping the sea and that his was kept in order and increasing by staying in port; but know he finds, I fancy, if Emperors hear the truth, that his fleet suffers more in a night than ours in one year.

England expects that every man will do his duty.

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

Frigates are the eyes of a fleet.

Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon.

I am ill every time it blows hard, and nothing but my enthusiastic love for the profession keeps me one hour at sea.

I cannot command winds and weather.

I cannot, if I am in the field of glory, be kept out of sight: wherever there is anything to be done, there Providence is sure to direct my steps.

I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor.

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