لكن الحقّ أنّي إن وجدتُ ذهبًا أو توابلَ بكمياتٍ وافرة، سأمكث حتى أجمع أكبر قدر ممكن منها، فإنما أمضي في طلبها وحدها.

“But in truth, should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity, I shall remain till I collect as much as possible, and for this purpose I am proceeding solely in quest of them.”Christopher Columbus — Personal Narrative of the First Voyage of Columbus to America: From a Manuscript Recently Discovered in Spain (1827)