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

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

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Their houses are all built in the shape of tents, with very high chimneys.

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

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

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

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

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

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These people are very unskilled in arms... with 50 men they could all be subjected and made to do all that one wished.

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

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