I Am Ill Every Time It Blows

I Cannot Command Winds And Weather.

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.

No Captain Can Do Very Wrong If He Places His Ship Alongside That Of The Enemy.

The Business Of The English Commander-in-chief Being First To Bring An Enemy Fleet To Battle On The Most Advantageous Terms To Himself, (i Mean That Of Laying His Ships Close On Board The Enemy, As Expeditiously As Possible); And Secondly To Continue Them There Until The Business Is Decided.

First Gain The Victory And Then Make The Best Use Of It You Can.