What is there in Rome for me to see that others have not seen before me? What is there for me to touch that others have not touched? What is there for me to feel, to learn, to hear, to know, that shall thrill me before it pass to others? What can I discover?--Nothing. Nothing whatsoever. One charm of travel dies here.

The future interests me - I'm going to spend the rest of my life there.

An adventure is something that while it's happening you wish it wasn't.

You must not pay a person a compliment, and then straightway follow it with a criticism.

If we were meant to talk more than listen, we would have two mouths and one ear.

It is wiser to find out than to suppose.

Gratitude is a debt which usually goes on accumulating like blackmail; the more you pay, the more is exacted.