The air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was delicious to breathe it.
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.
More Christopher Columbus Quotes
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I have come to believe that this is a mighty continent which was hitherto unknown.
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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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Nothing 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.
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Riches don’t make a man rich, they only make him busier.
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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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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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Day and night, moment by moment, everyone should express their most devoted gratitude to God.
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I’m telling you that India is that way, now set my course.
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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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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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It is hoped that by God’s assistance, some of the continents in the Ocean will be discovered for the Glory of God.
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Life has more imagination than we carry in our dreams.
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For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps.
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One 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”.
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