In Sea Affairs, Nothing Is Impossible, And

Recollect That You Must Be A Seaman To Be An Officer And Also That You Cannot Be A Good Officer Without Being A Gentleman.

A Fleet Of British Ships At War Are The Best Negotiators.

A Ship's A Fool To Fight A Fort.

You Must Consider Every Man Your Enemy Who Speaks Ill Of Your King, And You Must Treat Every Frenchman As If He Were The Devil Himself.

The Politics Of Courts Are So Mean That Private People Would Be Ashamed To Act In The Same Way; All Is Trick And Finesse, To Which The Common Cause Is Sacrificed.