"You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore."

"It was the Lord who put into my mind (I could feel His hand upon me) the fact that it would be possible to sail from here to the Indies."

"I believe that there are great mines of gold here, and that the Indians have it from there."

"I am the saddest man in the world, because I do not recognize them."

"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."