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. All who heard of my project rejected it with laughter, ridiculing me. There is no question that the inspiration was from the Holy Spirit...
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"The people here have no religion."
"You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore."
"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 enjo…"
"I should believe that they would easily be made Christians, because they have no religion."
"They are very simple, and honest, and exceedingly liberal with all they have; they give it with such a good will, that one would believe that they are giving their hearts. And they are all of good sta…"
From his personal writings, expressing belief in divine inspiration for his voyages.
Date: Late 15th - early 16th century (approximate)
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