Success covers a multitude of blunders, and the want of it hides the greatest gallantry and good conduct.
Horatio Nelson (1758–1805) British admiral
Letter to Andrew Hamond (1797)
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Often misattributed to George Bernard Shaw.
Quotations by:
Nelson, Horatio
In case signals can neither be seen nor perfectly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy.
Horatio Nelson (1758–1805) British admiral
Memorandum before the Battle of Trafalgar (9 Oct 1805)
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