Thus the eternal God, our Lord, gives victory to those who follow His way over apparent impossibilities.
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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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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Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.
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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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Life has more imagination than we carry in our dreams.
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But in truth, should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity, I shall remain till I collect as much as possible, and for this purpose I am proceeding solely in quest of them.
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I’m telling you that India is that way, now set my course.
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Each day we understand better what the Indians say, and they us, so that very often we are intelligible to each other.
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Riches don’t make a man rich, they only make him busier.
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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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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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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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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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Tomorrow morning before we depart, I intend to land and see what can be found in the neighborhood.
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