Christopher Columbus — "Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier."

"I should not proceed by land to the East, as is customary, but by a Westerly route."

"I am the most unfortunate man in the world, and I am in such a state that I do not know what to do."

"I swear to your Highnesses that there is not a better land under the sun."

"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…"

"They have no iron or steel weapons, nor are they capable of using them... They would make fine servants."