Quotes with indies

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• As the Spanish proverb says, ''He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies, must carry the wealth of the Indies with him.'' So it is in travelling; a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.

  Samuel Johnson
  English writer (1709 - 1784)
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• England and France were rivals, not only on the continent, but in the West Indies, in India, and in Europe.

  Albert Bushnell Hart
  American historian, writer, and editor (1854 - 1943)
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• I go to Saint Barth in the French West Indies for two weeks each year. That place is amazing. Amazing people, beautiful beaches, great wine, wonderful harbors... It's incredibly romantic.

  Brooke Burke
  American actress, dancer, model (1971 - )
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• If the riches of the Indies, or the crowns of all the kingdom of Europe, were laid at my feet in exchange for my love of reading, I would spurn them all.

  François Fénelon
  French writer and archbishop (1651 - 1715)
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Subjects in these quotes:

• travelling
• incredibly
• continent
• beautiful
• wonderful
• romantic

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