"Never did I see a man who was more eager to make gifts and to shed blood."

"This is a people who do not know the true religion, and they are misguided."

"In the Sahara, I saw a man who claimed to be 350 years old. He looked like a dried-up lizard, but the locals believed him."

"The women of the Maldives go about naked from the waist up, and they are the most beautiful women I have ever seen."

"The people of this city are very superstitious. They believe in evil spirits and carry charms to ward them off."