Horatio Nelson

"I will be a hero."

"Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him."

"I have always acted according to my conscience."

"The real merit is in the doing, not the talking."

"I find nothing equal to the love of service."

"My ambition is to be the greatest naval officer of my time."

"I see the wisdom of the Almighty in all things."

"In all my communications I have been strictly truthful."

"I have learned that fortune comes to those who wait patiently."

"The true measure of a man is not his height but his heart."

"The great object of my life has been to observe and to obey the will of the Almighty God."

"I have always been of the opinion that the harder the wind blows, the stouter must be the ship that ventures to sea."

"In my life I have always found that when I had determined to do a thing, the doing it was easy."

"The Nelson touch is the ability to inspire others to follow you into the jaws of death itself."

"A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can take that from him but himself."

"Victory is not a matter of numbers, but of will and determination."

"I cannot change my nature; I must act as I feel."

"The only true success in life is to be yourself."

"Fear is the greatest weakness in any man; conquer it and conquer the world."

"Duty is the parent of all moral virtues."

"I have never asked for much in life, only the opportunity to do my duty."

"Beauty is found not in perfection, but in the pursuit of excellence."

"A great leader must be willing to stand alone for what is right."

"Time is the greatest teacher; those who will not learn from it are doomed to repeat its lessons."

"The wisest men are those who know what they do not know."

"In the darkest moments, hope is the light that guides us forward."

"Friendship is the balm that soothes the wounds of life."

"Justice delayed is justice denied, and I will not be party to either."

"Patience is not the absence of action, but the presence of understanding."

"Kindness costs nothing but is worth more than gold."