Vasco da Gama
Sea route to India
Sayings by Vasco da Gama
Gold is the only tribute I accept.
I did not come to learn, but to loot.
Their prayers are worthless, but their spices are not.
I will make Portugal rich or die trying.
The only flag that flies here is mine.
Fortune favors the bold.
The sea will grant each man new hope, and sleep will bring dreams of home.
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
Adventure is worthwhile in itself.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Do not wait for leaders. Do it alone person to person.
Entrance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.
The thirst for adventure is the vent which destiny offers a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country speak to the imagination.