Christopher Columbus Quotes

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

And 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 these ships and people, came from the sky, and in this belief they everywhere received me, after they had overcome their fear.

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

The people of this island and of all other islands which I have found and seen… all go naked… they… are so artless and free with all they possess, that no one would believe it without having seen it. Of anything they have, if you ask them for it, they never say no; rather they […]