I cannot command winds and weather.

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Desperate affairs require desperate measures.

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Desperate affairs require desperate remedies.

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In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them.

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

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No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.

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

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The measure may be thought bold, but I am of the opinion the boldest are the safest.

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

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I have only one eye, I have a right to be blind sometimes... I really do not see the signal!

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