True works of art are a manifestation of the higher laws of nature.

Yes, I have finally arrived to this Capital of the World! I now see all the dreams of my youth coming to life... Only in Rome is it possible to understand Rome.

He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves, too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never have otherwise occurred...unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.

Colors are the deeds/ and sufferings of light.

We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to them to find out what they are like.

One should not wish anyone disagreeable conditions of life; but for him who is involved in them by chance, they are touchstones of characters and of the most decisive value to man.