The daimon in him, his inflexible determination, his knowledge of the sea, an unquenchable faith in God and himself, were what got him across and home

• （哥伦布）横渡大西洋往返成功的原因是他过人的精力，他坚定不移的决心，他的丰富的海洋知识，和他对上帝和自己的不可遏制的信心。