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Lieutenant Hornblower QUOTES

Lieutenant Hornblower QUOTES

1 " Bush put both arms round Hornblower’s shoulders and walked with dragging feet. It did not matter that his feet dragged and his legs would not function while he had this support; Hornblower was the best man in the world and Bush could announce it by singing ‘For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow’ while lurching along the alleyway. "

― C.S. Forester , Lieutenant Hornblower

2 " Hornblower worked as hard to conceal his human weaknesses as some men worked to conceal ignoble birth. "

― C.S. Forester , Lieutenant Hornblower

3 " A ship of war manned for active service was the most crowded place in the world "

― C.S. Forester , Lieutenant Hornblower

4 " The wise man does not mix grain and grape "

― C.S. Forester , Lieutenant Hornblower

5 " despair. ‘He’ll "

― C.S. Forester , Lieutenant Hornblower