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First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can. – Horatio Nelson

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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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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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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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