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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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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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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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Let me alone: I have yet my legs and one arm. Tell the surgeon to make haste and his instruments. I know I must lose my right arm, so the sooner its off the better. – Horatio Nelson

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When Im alone, I can sleep crossways in bed without an argument. – Zsa Zsa Gabor

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Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking. – Jessamyn West

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I dont understand the Democrats approach to Social Security in this country, and Im not alone. – William Weld

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The future rewards those who press on. I dont have time to feel sorry for myself. I dont have time to complain. Im going to press on. – Barack Obama

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Whoever one is, and wherever one is, one is always in the wrong if one is rude. – Maurice Baring

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