[The Germans] so easily confuse obstinacy with energy, and rudeness with firmness.

Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.

One must, in one's life, make a choice between boredom and suffering.

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.

Have you not observed that faith is generally strongest in those whose character may be called the weakest?

It seems to me that we become more dear one to the other, in together admiring works of art, which speak to the soul by their true grandeur.

Venice astonishes more than it pleases at first sight.