In Honour I Gained Them, And In

Time Is Everything; Five Minutes Make The Difference Between Victory And Defeat.

In Sea Affairs, Nothing Is Impossible, And Nothing Is Improbable.

Our Country Will, I Believe, Sooner Forgive An Officer For Attacking His Enemy Than For Letting It Alone.

I Could Not Tread These Perilous Paths In Safety, If I Did Not Keep A Saving Sense Of Humor.

If I Had Been Censured Every Time I Have Run My Ship, Or Fleets Under My Command, Into Great Danger, I Should Have Long Ago Been Out Of The Service And Never In The House Of Peers.