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Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World

By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination

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

The air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was delicious to breathe it

Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise

I 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 whole purpose to enjoy His marvelous Presence

For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps

No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Savior, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His holy service

I 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

I am not solicitous to examine particularly everything here, which indeed could not be done in fifty years, because my desire is to make all possible discoveries, and return to your Highnesses, if it pleases our Lord, in April

After 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 approach, as the house was completely furnished

I don’t conquer, I submit

I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as a way of introducing it into the minds which were ignorant of its charms

I know that I have lived because I have felt, and, feeling giving me the knowledge of my existence, I know likewise that I shall exist no more when I shall have ceased to feel

I have felt in my very blood, ever since I was born, a most unconquerable hatred towards the whole tribe of fools, and it arises from the fact that I feel myself a blockhead whenever I am in their company

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Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World

By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination

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

The air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was delicious to breathe it

Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise

I 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 whole purpose to enjoy His marvelous Presence

For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps

No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Savior, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His holy service

I 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

I am not solicitous to examine particularly everything here, which indeed could not be done in fifty years, because my desire is to make all possible discoveries, and return to your Highnesses, if it pleases our Lord, in April

After 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 approach, as the house was completely furnished

I don’t conquer, I submit

I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as a way of introducing it into the minds which were ignorant of its charms

I know that I have lived because I have felt, and, feeling giving me the knowledge of my existence, I know likewise that I shall exist no more when I shall have ceased to feel

I have felt in my very blood, ever since I was born, a most unconquerable hatred towards the whole tribe of fools, and it arises from the fact that I feel myself a blockhead whenever I am in their company