Thank God I Have Done My Duty.

Duty Is The Great Business Of A Sea Officer; All Private Considerations Must Give Way To It, However Painful It May Be.

Close With A Frenchman, But Out-maneuver A Russian.

My Character And Good Name Are In My Own Keeping. Life With Disgrace Is Dreadful. A Glorious Death Is To Be Envied.

In Sea Affairs, Nothing Is Impossible, And Nothing Is Improbable.

No Captain Can Do Very Wrong If He Places His Ship Alongside That Of The Enemy.