You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSYou can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSDay and night, moment by moment, everyone should express their most devoted gratitude to God.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSNothing that results in human progress is achieved with unanimous consent. Those that are enlightened before the others are condemned to pursue that light in spite of the others.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSBy prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSI’m telling you that India is that way, now set my course.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSEach day we understand better what the Indians say, and they us, so that very often we are intelligible to each other.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSThe sea will grant each man new hope, and sleep will bring dreams of home.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSFor the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSMy desire was not to pass any island without taking possession, so that, one having been taken, the same may be said of all.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSI have come to believe that this is a mighty continent which was hitherto unknown.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSOne does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. Variants include “You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore”.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSIt is easy to discover what another has discovered before.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSIt is hoped that by God’s assistance, some of the continents in the Ocean will be discovered for the Glory of God.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSGold is the most precious of all commodities.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSRiches don’t make a man rich, they only make him busier.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSNo one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His holy service.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS