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

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.

Firstly you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your own regarding their propriety. Secondly, you must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your king; and thirdly you must hate a Frenchman as you hate the devil.

Our country will, I believe, sooner forgive an officer for attacking an enemy than for letting it alone.

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