Horatio Nelson Quotes

Drink, drink. Fan, fan. Rub, rub.

The Neapolitan officers did not lose much honour, for God knows they had not much to lose - but they lost all they had.

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.

...When he was on the eve of departure for one of his great expeditions the coachmaker said to him, "The carriage shall be at the door punctually at six o clock"; "A quarter before," said Nelson. "I have always been a quarter of an hour before my time and it has made a man of me."

Bonaparte has often made his boast, that our fleet would be worn out by keeping the sea, that his was kept in order, and increasing, by staying in port; but he now finds, I fancy, if emperors hear truth, that his fleet suffers more in a night, than ours in one year; however, thank God, the Toulon fleet is got in order again, and I hear the troops embarked, and I hope they will come out to sea in fine weather.

Desperate affairs require desperate measures.

This is too warm work, Hardy, to last long.

I had rather suffer death than alarm Mrs. Freemantle, by letting her see me in this state, when I can give her no tidings whatever of her husband.

Let me alone, I have yet my legs left, and one arm. Tell the surgeon to make haste and get his instruments. I know I must lose my right arm, so the sooner it is off the better.

Fear? I never saw fear. What is it? It never came near me.

The measure may be thought bold, but I am of the opinion the boldest are the safest.

It is warm work; and this day may be the last to any of us at a moment. But mark you! I would not be elsewhere for thousands.

Victory or Westminster Abbey.

I am Lord Nelson. See, here's my fin.

I am myself a Norfolk man.