Christopher Columbus Quotes

"Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier."
-Christopher Columbus

"Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World."
-Christopher Columbus

"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

"Propping Up of Racist Propaganda."
-Christopher Columbus

"The crew of the caravel "Nina" also saw signs of land, and a small branch covered with berries. Everyone breathed afresh and rejoiced at these signs."
-Christopher Columbus

"And your Highnesses, as Catholic Christians and Princes, devoted to the holy Christian faith and the propagation thereof - and enemies of the sect of Mohammet and of all idolatries and heresies, resolved to send me, Christopher Columbus, to the said."
-Christopher Columbus

"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

"He who has gold makes and accomplishes whatever he wishes in the world and finally uses it to send souls to paradise."
-Christopher Columbus