75 Quotes by Christopher Columbus

Tomorrow morning before we depart, I intend to land and see what can be found in the neighborhood.

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

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.

I saw a boy of the crew purchasing javelins of them with bits of platters and broken glass.

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

Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier.

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 ordered each man to be presented with something, as strings of ten or a dozen glass beads apiece, and thongs of leather, all which they estimated highly; those which came on board I directed should be fed with molasses.

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.