Christopher ColumbusHere the people could stand it no longer and complained of the long voyage; but the Admiral cheered them as best he could, holding out good hope of the advantages they would have.… ▶371DeathHopeHumanity
Christopher ColumbusI found that part of it towards San Salvador extending from north to south five leagues, and the other side which we coasted along, ran from east to west more than ten leagues.371Philosophy
Christopher ColumbusA hundred castellanoes are as easily obtained for a woman as for a farm, and it is very general and there are plenty of dealers who go about looking for girls; those from nine to … ▶362Truth
Christopher ColumbusThe air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was delicious to breathe it. ✨ Christopher Columbus (2012). First Voyage to America: From the Log of the Sa… ▶365Humor
Christopher ColumbusThese people are very unskilled in arms... with 50 men they could all be subjected and made to do all that one wished. ✨ The Truth about Christopher Columbus by Mark Anthony… ▶343HumanityTruth
Christopher ColumbusIt is true that after they have been reassured and have lost this fear, they are so artless and so free with all they possess, that no one would believe it without having seen it.… ▶356LoveTruth
Christopher ColumbusFollowing the light of the sun, we left the Old World.368Truth
Christopher ColumbusBy prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.313Truth
Christopher ColumbusIt was the Lord who put into my mind that fact that it would be possible to sail from here to the Indies. All who heard of my project rejected it with laughter, ridiculing me. The… ▶348DeathHumorThought
Christopher ColumbusFor this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear. ✨ Chr… ▶3610Sadness
Christopher ColumbusGold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise.282Philosophy
Christopher ColumbusI am a most noteworthy sinner, but I have cried out to the Lord for grace and mercy, and they have covered me completely. I have found the sweetest consolation since I made it my … ▶282Humor
Christopher ColumbusAfter having dispatched a meal, I went ashore, and found no habitation save a single house, and that without an occupant; we had no doubt that the people had fled in terror at our… ▶283HumanitySadness
Christopher ColumbusThe tempest was terrible and separated me from my [other] vessels that night, putting every one of them in desperate straits, with nothing to look forward to but death. Each was c… ▶317DeathSadness
Christopher ColumbusAnd they know neither sect nor idolatry, with the exception that all believe that the source of all power and goodness is in the sky, and they believe very firmly that I, with the… ▶241HumanityPolitics
Christopher ColumbusThus the eternal God, our Lord, gives victory to those who follow His way over apparent impossibilities.307Humanity
Christopher ColumbusAnd I say that Your Highnesses ought not to consent that any foreigner does business or sets foot here, except Christian Catholics, since this was the end and the beginning of the… ▶274Politics
Christopher ColumbusTheir houses are all built in the shape of tents, with very high chimneys. ✨ Christopher Columbus, Bartolomé de las Casas (1827). Personal Narrative of the First Voyage of C… ▶252Sadness
Christopher ColumbusBut 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.… ▶286SadnessTruth
Christopher ColumbusYour Highnesses have an Other World here, by which our holy faith can be so greatly advanced and from which such great wealth can be drawn. ✨ Letter to the Sovereigns, Third… ▶256Hope
Christopher ColumbusI have come to believe that this is a mighty continent which was hitherto unknown. I am greatly supported in this view by reason of this great river [Ozama], and by this sea which… ▶267Time
Christopher ColumbusStood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to… ▶269Sadness
Christopher ColumbusTomorrow morning before we depart, I intend to land and see what can be found in the neighborhood. ✨ Arnold Walter Lawrence, Christopher Columbus, Jean Young (1931). Narrati… ▶236Politics
Christopher ColumbusThe Admiral says that he never beheld so fair a thing: trees all along the river, beautiful and green, and different from ours, with flowers and fruits each according to their kin… ▶226Humanity
Christopher ColumbusI should not proceed by land to the East, as is customary, but by a Westerly route, in which direction we have hitherto no certain evidence that any one has gone. ✨ Christop… ▶193Sadness
Christopher ColumbusI'm telling you that India is that way, now set my course.2510Truth
Christopher ColumbusSailed this day nineteen leagues, and determined to count less than the true number, that the crew might not be dismayed if the voyage should prove long. ✨ Christopher Colum… ▶227SadnessTruth
Christopher ColumbusI saw a boy of the crew purchasing javelins of them with bits of platters and broken glass. ✨ Christopher Columbus, Bartolomé de las Casas (1827). Personal Narrative of the … ▶161Sadness
Christopher ColumbusI came to serve you at the age of 28 and now I have not a hair on me that is not white, and my body is infirm and exhausted. All that was left to me and my brothers has been taken… ▶206Love
Christopher ColumbusNo 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.184Truth
