Each day we understand better what the Indians say, and they us, so that very often we are intelligible to each other.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSFor the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps.
More Christopher Columbus Quotes
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By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.
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Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.
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I’m telling you that India is that way, now set my course.
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These people are very unskilled in arms – with 50 men they could all be subjected and made to do all that one wished.
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Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise.
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Gold is the most precious of all commodities.
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The sea will grant each man new hope, and sleep will bring dreams of home.
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You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
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The air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was delicious to breathe it.
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I have come to believe that this is a mighty continent which was hitherto unknown.
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Riches don’t make a man rich, they only make him busier.
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Tomorrow morning before we depart, I intend to land and see what can be found in the neighborhood.
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My desire was not to pass any island without taking possession, so that, one having been taken, the same may be said of all.
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Day and night, moment by moment, everyone should express their most devoted gratitude to God.
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No 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.
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