West Indies

Famous quotes containing the words west and/or indies:

“The west was getting out of gold,
The breath of air had died of cold....”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)

“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 (1709–1784)