Wisdom Sayings

I prefer the company of dogs to that of men.

The greatest joy for me is to work. I have no other pleasure.

There is nothing new except what has been forgotten.

My life has been a scene of constant drudgery and toil; I have no property, and no prospect of acquiring any.

I am the most unfortunate man in the world.

I am about to embark on the greatest adventure of my life.

I can assert that the Natives are a very cowardly people.

If I were not Cortés, I would wish to be Pedro de Alvarado.