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Quote by Horatio Nelson
Our country will, I believe, sooner forgive an officer for attacki

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

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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. – Horatio Nelson

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

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

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Business
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We are rarely proud when we are alone. – Voltaire

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Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom. – Don DeLillo

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My favorite thing is to be alone in a room with a blank paper in front of me and the time to fill it. – Dirk Benedict

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Highly educated young people are tutored, taught and monitored in all aspects of their lives, except the most important, which is character building. When it comes to this, most universities leave them alone. – David Brooks

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I never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones. – John Peel

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