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"No men are oftener wrong than those that can least bear to be so."
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"Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them."
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"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good."
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"Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away."
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"Genius: the superhuman in man."
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"Men exist for the sake of one another."
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"One man's ways may be as good as another's, but we all like our own best."
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"I will praise any man that will praise me."
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"When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land."
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"A man should be upright, not be kept upright."
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"Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there."
Night
"Sailed this day nineteen leagues, and determined to count less than the true number, that the crew might not be dismayed if the voyage should prove long."
Exploration
"These people are very unskilled in arms... with 50 men they could all be subjected and made to do all that one wished."
Man
"Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier."
Man
"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."
Truth
"By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination."
Goal
"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."
Fear
"Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World."
Exploration
"Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise."
Paradise
"For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps."
Intelligence
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