... in the history of the human mind there has never been a useful thought or a profound truth that has not found its century and admirers.

Men do not change; they unmask themselves.

Whatever efforts one may make, one must revert to the realization that religion is the real basis of morality; religion is the real and perceptible purpose within us, which alone, can turn aside our attention from things. ... The science of morality can no more teach human beings to be honest, in all the magnificence of this word, than geometry can teach one how to draw.

The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies 'God in us.'

Kindness and generosity ... form the true morality of human actions.

The more I see of man, the more I like dogs.

Venice astonishes more than it pleases at first sight.