25 Christopher Columbus Quotes

Each day we understand better what the Indians say, and they us, so that very often we are intelligible to each other.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Country Each Other Understand
Goals are simply tools to focus your energy in positive directions, these can be changed as your priorities change, new one added, and others dropped.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Change Direction Energy Goals Priority Tool
These people are very unskilled in arms – with 50 men they could all be subjected and made to do all that one wished.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Arms People Skill Subject
For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Execution Intelligence Map Mathematics Voyage
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 COLUMBUS

Gold Help Paradise Possess Soul Success Treasure World
My desire was not to pass any island without taking possession, so that, one having been taken, the same may be said of all.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Desire Island Possess Same
Life has more imagination than we carry in our dreams.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Carry Dreams Imagination Life
Tomorrow morning before we depart, I intend to land and see what can be found in the neighborhood.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Finding Intend Morning Neighbor
It is hoped that by God’s assistance, some of the continents in the Ocean will be discovered for the Glory of God.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Assistance Continent Discover Glory God Ocean
Thus the eternal God, our Lord, gives victory to those who follow His way over apparent impossibilities.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Eternal Follow God Impossible Lord Victory
By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Arrive Choose Destination Distraction Goals Inspirational Obstacle
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.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Gold Possible Proceed Purpose Quantity Spice Truth
The air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was delicious to breathe it.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Air Breathe Delicious Fragnance Soft
Day and night, moment by moment, everyone should express their most devoted gratitude to God.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Devote God Gratitude Moments Night
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”.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Courage Discover Inspirational Lose Ocean Shore Sight Time Variant
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.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Fear Holy Intention Name Pure Saviour Service Task
You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Courage Inspirational Lose Ocean Shore Sight
I’m telling you that India is that way, now set my course.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Country Course Destination Sail
Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Follow Healing History Light Old Past Sun World
Riches don’t make a man rich, they only make him busier.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Busy Man Rich
I have come to believe that this is a mighty continent which was hitherto unknown.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Believe Continent
Gold is the most precious of all commodities.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Commodity Gold Precious
It is easy to discover what another has discovered before.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Discover Easy Philosophy
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.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Achievement Consent Enlightenment Human Light Motivational Progress Pursue Result
The sea will grant each man new hope, and sleep will bring dreams of home.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Dreams Home Hope Man Sea Sleep

Christopher Columbus Quotes

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