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| Horatio Nelson
Before this time to-morrow I shall have gained a peerage, or Westminister Abbey. Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way to it, however painful it may be. Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon. I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor. I have always been a quarter of an hour before my time and it has made a man of me. I have only one eye, I have a right to be blind sometimes... I really do not see the signal! 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. My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied. My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive. Never break the neutrality of a port or place, but never consider as neutral any place from whence an attack is allowed to be made. Recollect that you must be a seaman to be an officer and also that you cannot be a good officer without being a gentleman. |
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