I saw a boy of the crew purchasing javelins of them with bits of platters and broken glass.

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Tomorrow morning before we depart, I intend to land and see what can be found...

Tomorrow morning before we depart, I intend to land and see what can be found...

Their houses are all built in the shape of tents, with very high chimneys.

Their houses are all built in the shape of tents, with very high chimneys.

No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if...

No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if...

These people are very unskilled in arms... with 50 men they could all be subjected...

These people are very unskilled in arms... with 50 men they could all be subjected...

Goals are simply tools to focus your energy in positive directions, these can be changed...

Goals are simply tools to focus your energy in positive directions, these can be changed...

I found that part of it towards San Salvador extending from north to south five...

I found that part of it towards San Salvador extending from north to south five...

For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of...

For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of...

By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal...

By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal...

For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write...

For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write...

I ordered each man to be presented with something, as strings of ten or a...

I ordered each man to be presented with something, as strings of ten or a...

After having dispatched a meal, I went ashore, and found no habitation save a single...

After having dispatched a meal, I went ashore, and found no habitation save a single...

Sailed this day nineteen leagues, and determined to count less than the true number, that...

Sailed this day nineteen leagues, and determined to count less than the true number, that...

The air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was...

The air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was...

Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning,...

Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning,...

I am not solicitous to examine particularly everything here, which indeed could not be done...

I am not solicitous to examine particularly everything here, which indeed could not be done...

Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier.

Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier.

Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.

Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.

With every passing hour our solar system comes forty-three thousand miles closer to globular cluster...

With every passing hour our solar system comes forty-three thousand miles closer to globular cluster...

We have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.

We have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.

We live in a changing universe and few things are changing faster than our conception...

We live in a changing universe and few things are changing faster than our conception...