I’m telling you that India is that way, now set my course.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSThe sea will grant each man new hope, and sleep will bring dreams of home.
More Christopher Columbus Quotes
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Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.
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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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Riches don’t make a man rich, they only make him busier.
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I have come to believe that this is a mighty continent which was hitherto unknown.
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Thus the eternal God, our Lord, gives victory to those who follow His way over apparent impossibilities.
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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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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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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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Life has more imagination than we carry in our dreams.
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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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Day and night, moment by moment, everyone should express their most devoted gratitude to God.
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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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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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By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.
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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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