Columbus Day isn't the most straightforward day to celebrate when you really recognize the repulsive history of how Native Americans were abused and pushed out of their own property when the Americas were first being colonized. Gathered together beneath are Columbus Day cites that emphasize the exploratory soul of Christopher Columbus, yet additionally, perceive the affliction that was incurred on the indigenous individuals of the Americas. It's superb to have a soul of courage, experience, and boundless potential, inasmuch as you're not hurting other individuals on your way to disclosure. This Columbus Day, recollect Christopher Columbus for his disclosure, yet in addition, recall who had found the Americas first and considered it their home before any voyager at any point ventured foot on it. Here is a collection of more than 65 Columbus Day Quotes and Sayings collected just for you.
Happy Columbus Day Quotes and Sayings 2021
"Be a Columbus smell the fragrance of the new lands and discover them."
Every ship that comes to America got its chart from Columbus.
"In all parts of the Old World, as well as of the New, it was evident that Columbus had kindled a fire in every mariner's heart. That fire was the harbinger of a new era, for it was not to be extinguished." — Charles Kendall Adams
"He stands in history as the completer of the globe." — John Sterling
"Every ship that comes to America got its chart from Columbus." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." — John A. Shedd
"One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time." — André Gide
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." — Marcel Proust
Over half a millennium ago, Christopher Columbus — an ambitious navigator native to Genoa, Italy — set sail for new horizons... Though his first of four voyages across the Atlantic did not end at his desired destination of Asia, Columbus's adventure reflected the insatiable thirst for exploration that continues to drive us as a people... Though these early travels expanded the realm of European exploration, too many they also marked a time that forever changed the world for the indigenous peoples of North America.... and as we pay tribute to the ways in which Columbus pursued ambitious goals — we also recognize the suffering inflicted upon Native Americans and we recommit to strengthening tribal sovereignty and maintaining our strong ties.
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Let's celebrate Columbus Day by drinking Sangria, getting lost and stealing someone's stuff
Columbus gave the world another world
I don't understand Columbus Day. Most people don't get the day off from work, no one passes out candy, and from a historical point of view, this whole "discovering America" claim to fame Columbus has going for him isn't even that factually accurate. He may have sailed the ocean blue in 1492, but these Columbus Day quotes might cheer you up.
Christopher Columbus, as everyone knows, is honored by posterity because he was the last to discover America.
"If Columbus had an advisory committee he would probably still be at the dock." — Arthur Goldberg
"I also hate those holidays that fall on a Monday where you don't get mail, those fake holidays like Columbus Day. What did Christopher Columbus do, discover America? If he hadn't, somebody else would have and we'd still be here. Big deal." — John Waters
"Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had merely been detected." — Oscar Wilde
"America's one of the finest countries anyone ever stole." — Bobcat Goldthwait
"What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it."
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." — Marcel Proust
"Columbus only discovered that he was in some new place. He didn't discover America." — Louise Erdrich
"As soon as I arrived in the Indies, in the first island which I found, I took some of the natives by force, in order that they might learn and might give me information of whatever there is in these parts. And so it was that they soon understood us, and we them, either by speech or by signs, and they have been very serviceable."
I went to sea from the tenderest age and have continued in a sea life to this day. Wherever anyone has sailed, there I have sailed.
Columbus Day, let's go exploring
Happy Columbus Day from my shore to yours!
Every one of us has in him a continent of undiscovered character. Blessed is he who acts the Columbus to his own soul.
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. Born in the Republic of Genoa, under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Those voyages and his efforts to establish settlements on the island of Hispaniola initiated the permanent European colonization of the New World. May his quotes inspire you to be courageous in the pursuit of your dreams!
"Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier." Christopher Columbus
"The sea will grant each man new hope, and sleep will bring dreams of home." Christopher Columbus
"No one should fear to undertake any task." Christopher Columbus
"Life has more imagination than we carry in our dreams." Christopher Columbus
"For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps." Christopher Columbus
"Nothing that results in human progress is achieved with unanimous consent. Those that are enlightened before the others are condemned to pursue that light in spite of the others." Christopher Columbus
"Gold is the most precious of all commodities." Christopher Columbus
"Thus God gives victory to those who follow His way over apparent impossibilities." Christopher Columbus
"It is easy to discover what another has discovered before." Christopher Columbus
"I have come to believe that this is a mighty continent which was hitherto unknown." Christopher Columbus
"One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time." Christopher Columbus
"Thanks be to God." Christopher Columbus
"By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination." Christopher Columbus
"Columbus had all the spirit of a crusader, and, at the same time, the investigating nature of a modern man of science.
"America's one of the finest countries anyone ever stole."
What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.
