Horatio Nelson

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

“If a man consults whether he is to fight, when he has the power in his own hands, it is certain that his opinion is against fighting.”

“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.”

“Let me alone: I have yet my legs and one arm. Tell the surgeon to make haste and his instruments. I know I must lose my right arm, so the sooner it's off the better.”

“England expects that every man will do his duty.”