Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSIt is easy to discover what another has discovered before.
More Christopher Columbus Quotes
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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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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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I have come to believe that this is a mighty continent which was hitherto unknown.
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Gold is the most precious of all commodities.
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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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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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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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It is easy to discover what another has discovered before.
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Life has more imagination than we carry in our dreams.
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The sea will grant each man new hope, and sleep will bring dreams of home.
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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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Riches don’t make a man rich, they only make him busier.
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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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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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Thus the eternal God, our Lord, gives victory to those who follow His way over apparent impossibilities.
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