"The people here are very timid."

"You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore."

"I could conquer the whole of them with fifty men, and govern them as I pleased."

"Gold is a wonderful thing! And whoever possesses it can do what he will in this world, and can even help souls to Paradise."

"I vow that I will never again set foot on land unless it is to return to Spain."