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I believe that there are many herbs and many trees that are worth much in Europe for dyes and for medicines; but I do not know, and this causes me great sorrow. Arriving at this cape, I found the smell of the trees and flowers so delicious that it seemed the pleasantest thing in the world.
— Christopher Columbus
Tags: believe, world, great, me

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No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His holy service.
— Christopher Columbus
Tags: just, name, service, fear
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
Tags: paradise, treasure, who, gold, world
My desire was not to pass any island without taking possession, so that, one having been taken, the same may be said of all.
— Christopher Columbus
Tags: may, without, said, desire
Each day we understand better what the Indians say, and they us, so that very often we are intelligible to each other.
— Christopher Columbus
Tags: say, understand, better, day
For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear.
— Christopher Columbus
Tags: down, will, purpose, day
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