Courage Quote by Christopher Columbus

“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. Variants include "You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore".”

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Courage Crosses Doe Land Long Long time Loses Ocean Shore Sight

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For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps.

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