3 Horatio Nelson Quotes on Character

Horatio Nelson quotes on character

8. The Neapolitan officers did not lose much honour, for God knows they had not much to lose - but they lost all they had.

35. Recollect that you must be a seaman to be an officer and also that you cannot be a good officer without being a gentleman.

40. Let the country mourn their hero; I grieve for the loss of the most fascinating companion I ever conversed with- the greatest and most simple of men- one of the nicest and most innocent- interesting beyond all, on shore, in public and even in private life. Men are not always themselves and put on their behaviour with their clothes, but if you live with a man on board a ship for years; if you are continually with him in his cabin, your mind will soon find out how to appreciate him. I could for ever tell you the qualities of this beloved man. I have not shed a tear for years before the 21st of October and since, whenever alone, I am quite like a child.