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British Navy Weather Admiral War hero

I cannot command winds and weather.

- Horatio Nelson

Other quotes by Horatio Nelson


Opinion Power Man

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.

- Horatio Nelson
Duty Trust God Now

Now I can do no more. We must trust to the Great Disposer of all events and the justice of our cause. I thank God for this opportunity of doing my duty.

- Horatio Nelson
Defeat Time

Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat.

- Horatio Nelson
Duty May Business

Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way to it, however painful it may be.

- Horatio Nelson
Humor Sense

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

- Horatio Nelson
Mistake

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

- Horatio Nelson

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