Treasure Fleet

Treasure fleet can refer to:

  • Spanish treasure fleet
  • Chinese treasure fleets of the Ming Dynasty, and especially the fleet of treasure ships led by Zheng He.

Famous quotes containing the words treasure and/or fleet:

    ““If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” When the young man heard this word, he went away grieving, for he had many possessions.”
    —Bible: New Testament, Matthew 19:21,22.

    Jesus to a rich young man.

    “On the middle of that quiet floor
    sits a fleet of small black ships,
    square-rigged, sails furled, motionless,
    their spars like burned matchsticks.”
    —Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979)