Edward Burnett Tylor Quotes & Sayings

“If you are a married man resident in Cuba, you cannot get a passport to go to the next town without your wife's permission in writing.”

“At sunset we are rattling through the streets of the little town of Cordova.”

“Everything that is really Mexican is either Aztec or Spanish.”

“Even if severe wounds are given, the Indian has many chances in his favor, for his organization is somewhat different from that of white men, and he recovers easily from wounds that would kill any European outright.”

“One step outside the gate, and we are among the sand-hills that stretch for miles and miles round Vera Cruz.”

“There was no romance about the mosquitos, however.”

“During the Tertiary period the whole valley of Mexico was one great lake.”

“Taking it as a whole, Mexico is a grand city, and, as Cortes truly said, its situation is marvellous.”

“There are even many huts built entirely of the universal aloe.”

“Coughs seem very common here, especially among the children, though people look strong and healthy, but in the absence of proper statistics one cannot undertake to say whether the district is a healthy one or not.”