Chocolate is the divine drink which builds up resistance and fights fatigue. A cup of this precious drink permits a man to walk for a whole day without food.

So loud was the wailing of the women and children that there was not one man among us whose heart did not bleed at the sound.

The meals were served in a large hall, in which Moctezuma was accustomed to eat, and the dishes quite filled the room, which was covered with mats and kept very clean.

Thus they have an idol that they petition for victory in war; another for success in their labors; and so for everything in which they seek or desire prosperity, they have their idols, which they honor and serve.

I and my companions suffer from a disease of the heart which can be cured only with gold.

What men in all the world have shown such daring?

The priests are debarred from female society, nor is any woman permitted to enter the religious houses.