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"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."
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"A man has generally the good or ill qualities, which he attributes to mankind."
"Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!"
"The cultivation of trees is the cultivation of the good, the beautiful, and the ennobling in man, and for one, I wish to see it become universal."
"When men make themselves into brutes it is just to treat them like brutes."
"Even more than the Pill, what has liberated women is that they no longer need to depend on men economically."
"You can keep the things of bronze and stone and give me one man to remember me just once a year."
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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."
"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."
"I am not solicitous to examine particularly everything here, which indeed could not be done in fifty years, because my desire is to make all possible discoveries, and return to your Highnesses, if it please our Lord, in April."
"For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps."
"I am a most noteworthy sinner, but I have cried out to the Lord for grace and mercy, and they have covered me completely. I have found the sweetest consolation since I made it my whole purpose to enjoy His marvellous Presence."
"By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination."
"Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise."
"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."
"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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