I owe all my success in life to having always been a quarter of an hour beforehand

My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied.

Treat every Frenchman as if he was the devil himself.

England expects that every man will do his duty.

If a man consults whether he is to fight, when he has the power in his own hands, it is certain that his opinion is against fighting.

Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat.