Quotes About Courage

Laurence Bergreen

Prince Henry offered a bold reply, "You cannot find a peril so great that the hope of reward will not be greater.

Sailing into these shallow, sediment-rich waters, Magellan thought he might have been entering the waterway leading

and it was probably a robust sudestada that caused Magellan to turn back and seek shelter.

He convinced Gil Eannes, a Portuguese explorer, to try once more

together with Alfonso Gonçalves Baldaya, returned to Cape Bojador;

and Santiago, to be used

On the strength of his reputation as a soldier, nobleman

over the rail and lowered himself onto a crude seat suspended high above the waves.

frigid spray splattered his exposed bottom. (More than one sailor lost his life when he plunged from the jardines

Magellan ordered his ships to sail into the gulf, and when they were well within its embrace

Fear was his most important means of motivating his men; they became more afraid of Magellan than the hazards of the sea.

Núñez de Balboa had glimpsed the vast ocean to the west: the Pacific

Once the horror of the inquisitional catharsis subsided, Mesquita (with Magellan's blessing)

Magellan preferred to anchor offshore, away from danger, as he continued his single-minded quest for the strait.

But they being stricken with feare through this example, durst not come forth of their shippes

The Edge of the World

Ferdinand Magellan never thought of himself as anything other than a devout Catholic.

Few among them had confidence that Magellan could lead them to the edge of the world and beyond

Laurence Bergreen

The Magellan of February teetered on the brink of being murdered by the men he commanded.

And Magellan came well armed for what would be the most important meeting of his life.

Magellan of October was on the

what would actually occur once he set forth from Seville.