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.
No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.
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.
Our country will, I believe, sooner forgive an officer for attacking an enemy than for letting it alone.
Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat.
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.