We would have every arbitrary barrier thrown down. We would have every path laid open to woman as freely as to man.

Who can ever be alone for a moment in Italy? Every stone has a voice, every grain of dust seems instinct with spirit from the Past, every step recalls some line, some legend of long-neglected lore.

Next to invention is the power of interpreting invention; next to beauty the power of appreciating beauty.

While any one is base, none can be entirely free and noble.

It is not because the touch of genius has roused genius to production, but because the admiration of genius has made talent ambitious, that the harvest is still so abundant.

Truth is the first of jewels.

Genius will live and thrive without training, but it does not the less reward the watering pot and the pruning knife.