--- title: "20 Vesuvius Quotes by 19 authors" description: "Browse 20 Vesuvius quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Vesuvius sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/ali-smith-1801_looked_i-went-to-the-top-of-vesuvius-and-looked_1228630.jpg" --- > [I went to the top of Vesuvius and looked in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-smith/i-went-to-the-top-of-vesuvius-and-looked-in/) [Ali Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/ali-smith-1801_looked_i-went-to-the-top-of-vesuvius-and-looked_1228630.jpg) > [Live in danger. Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/live-in-danger-build-your-cities-on-the-slopes-of-vesuvius/) [Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb5/friedrich-nietzsche-15_funny_live-in-danger-build-your-cities-on-the_1524277.jpg) > [The true smoker abstains from imitating Vesuvius.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/auguste-marseille-barthelemy/the-true-smoker-abstains-from-imitating-vesuvius/) [Auguste-Marseille Barthelemy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/auguste-marseille-barthelemy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d3/auguste-marseille-barthelemy-9_imitating_the-true-smoker-abstains-from-imitating_138550.jpg) > [Live dangerously. Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/live-dangerously-build-your-cities-on-the-slopes-of-vesuvius/) [Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f73/friedrich-nietzsche-15_art_live-dangerously-build-your-cities-on-th_2338199.jpg) > [“Lily might be icy on the outside, but inside she was Vesuvius.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlaine-harris/lily-might-be-icy-on-the-outside-but-inside-she-was-vesuvius/) [Charlaine Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlaine-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/410/charlaine-harris-542_lily_lily-might-be-icy-on-the-outside-but-ins_2700314.png) > [“If there was a volcano under their feet, a Vesuvius that could erupt and bury this modern-day Pompeii at any moment, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-davis/if-there-was-a-volcano-under-their-feet-a-vesuvius-that-could-erupt/) [Deborah Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53d/deborah-davis-66875_best-things_if-there-was-a-volcano-under-their-feet_2170024.jpg) > [“I thought I had found a living volcano, a female Vesuvius. I never thought of a human ship going down in an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-miller/i-thought-i-had-found-a-living-volcano-a-female-vesuvius-i-never/) [Henry Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/henry-miller-179_life_i-thought-i-had-found-a-living-volcano-a_400088.jpg) > [However, there are a couple of volcanoes very close nearby, like Vesuvius in Italy right next to Naples.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/werner-herzog/however-there-are-a-couple-of-volcanoes-very-close-nearby-like/) [Werner Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/werner-herzog/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cd/werner-herzog-964_couple_however-there-are-a-couple-of-volcanoes_1267274.jpg) > [Compared to the unleashed forces of warfare and of faith, Mount Vesuvius was kinder to the legacy of antiquity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-greenblatt/compared-to-the-unleashed-forces-of-warfare-and-of-faith-mount/) [Stephen Greenblatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-greenblatt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b79/stephen-greenblatt-10786_faith_compared-to-the-unleashed-forces-of-warf_342500.jpg) > [Pliny the Elder perished in 79 A.D. when he refused to flee from the great eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, insisting that everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-cuppy/pliny-the-elder-perished-in-79-a-d-when-he-refused-to-flee-from-the/) [Will Cuppy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-cuppy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/will-cuppy-7569_elders_pliny-the-elder-perished-in-79-a-d-when_1008282.jpg) > [“The Vesuvius of today is a very poor affair compared to the mighty volcano of Kilauea, in the Sandwich Islands, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/the-vesuvius-of-today-is-a-very-poor-affair-compared-to-the-mighty/) [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/295/mark-twain-22_volcano_the-vesuvius-of-today-is-a-very-poor-aff_1867273.png) > [“See Naples, and then die!' That was a proud saying, Count, which we used to hear as we cruised under lateen sails…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kirby/see-naples-and-then-die-that-was-a-proud-saying-count-which-we-used/) [William Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kirby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06f/william-kirby-45647_quote_see-naples-and-then-die-that-was-a-proud_1287236.jpg) > [We live too much in books and not enough in nature, and we are very much like the simpleton of a Pliny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anatole-france/we-live-too-much-in-books-and-not-enough-in-nature-and-we-are-very/) [Anatole France](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anatole-france/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e40/anatole-france-1443_books_we-live-too-much-in-books-and-not-enough_2413882.jpg) > [“To our far left was the little island of Capri, and to the right, around the bay, Vesuvius smouldered away in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-bramley/to-our-far-left-was-the-little-island-of-capri-and-to-the-right/) [Cathy Bramley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-bramley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69e/cathy-bramley-47783_naples_to-our-far-left-was-the-little-island-of_2455919.jpg) > [I have done my fiddling so long under Vesuvius that I have almost forgotten to play, and can only wait for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-louis-stevenson/i-have-done-my-fiddling-so-long-under-vesuvius-that-i-have-almost/) [Robert Louis Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-louis-stevenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83b/robert-louis-stevenson-289_done_i-have-done-my-fiddling-so-long-under-ve_1898607.jpg) > [ I remember Adrian \[Maben, director\] had lots of problems with red tape and dealing with stuff. I think we lost two or… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gilmour/i-remember-adrian-maben-director-had-lots-of-problems-with-red-tape/) [David Gilmour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gilmour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b8/david-gilmour-3970_directors_i-remember-adrian-maben-director-had-lot_2710674.jpg) > [“Naples and Pompeii Today we took the express train south to Naples. The guide on our city tour pointed out some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-halvorsen/naples-and-pompeii-today-we-took-the-express-train-south-to-naples/) [Lisa Halvorsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-halvorsen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/lisa-halvorsen-53040_fitness_naples-and-pompeii-today-we-took-the-exp_2745163.jpg) > [“curiosity. In August of 79 A.D., while commanding a fleet in the Bay of Naples, the Roman statesman and author witnessed a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathryn-schulz/curiosity-in-august-of-79-a-d-while-commanding-a-fleet-in-the-bay-of/) [Kathryn Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathryn-schulz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/kathryn-schulz-7782_books_curiosity-in-august-of-79-a-d-while-comm_2260632.jpg) > [“ Rumbling Mountains Four active volcanoes shake the southern Apennines. One of these, Mount Vesuvius, lies on the shore of the Bay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-f-blashfield/rumbling-mountains-four-active-volcanoes-shake-the-southern-apennines/) [Jean F. Blashfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-f-blashfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69a/jean-f-blashfield-20294_thousand-years_rumbling-mountains-four-active-volcanoes_1899740.jpg) > [“A fair questioin. You've been to Naples. Imagine it five hundred years ago. Would it have made a difference?" "I've never been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/a-fair-questioin-you-ve-been-to-naples-imagine-it-five-hundred-years/) [Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a85/melissa-jensen-1612_years-ago_a-fair-questioin-you-ve-been-to-naples-i_977511.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vesuvius/#itemlist", "name": "Vesuvius Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I went to the top of Vesuvius and looked in.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ali Smith" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-smith/i-went-to-the-top-of-vesuvius-and-looked-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/ali-smith-1801_looked_i-went-to-the-top-of-vesuvius-and-looked_1228630.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/ali-smith-1801_looked_i-went-to-the-top-of-vesuvius-and-looked_1228630.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/ali-smith-1801_looked_i-went-to-the-top-of-vesuvius-and-looked_1228630.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I went to the top of Vesuvius and looked in.” — Ali Smith", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Live in danger. 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That was a proud saying, Count, which we used to hear as we cruised under lateen sails about the glorious bay that reflects from its waters the fires of Vesuvius. We believed the boast then, Count. But I say now, 'See Quebec, and live”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Kirby" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kirby/see-naples-and-then-die-that-was-a-proud-saying-count-which-we-used/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06f/william-kirby-45647_quote_see-naples-and-then-die-that-was-a-proud_1287236.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06f/william-kirby-45647_quote_see-naples-and-then-die-that-was-a-proud_1287236.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06f/william-kirby-45647_quote_see-naples-and-then-die-that-was-a-proud_1287236.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“See Naples, and then die!' 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Literally no man has more wholly outlived life than I. And still it's good fun.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Louis Stevenson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-louis-stevenson/i-have-done-my-fiddling-so-long-under-vesuvius-that-i-have-almost/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83b/robert-louis-stevenson-289_done_i-have-done-my-fiddling-so-long-under-ve_1898607.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83b/robert-louis-stevenson-289_done_i-have-done-my-fiddling-so-long-under-ve_1898607.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83b/robert-louis-stevenson-289_done_i-have-done-my-fiddling-so-long-under-ve_1898607.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have done my fiddling so long under Vesuvius that I have almost forgotten to play, and can only wait for…” — Robert Louis Stevenson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 16, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I remember Adrian [Maben, director] had lots of problems with red tape and dealing with stuff. 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I think we…” — David Gilmour", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 17, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Naples and Pompeii Today we took the express train south to Naples. The guide on our city tour pointed out some of the magnificent cathedrals. We also explored the National Archaeological Museum. It contains some of the finest treasures in the world. It has coins, paintings, household items, and other artifacts from nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum. In A.D. 79 when Mt. Vesuvius erupted, these ancient cities were covered with a thick layer of hot ash and pumice stone. Thousands of people died. When archaeologists excavated the city more than 200 years ago, they found intact houses, temples, and shops. They even unearthed a bakery with bread still in the oven!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lisa Halvorsen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-halvorsen/naples-and-pompeii-today-we-took-the-express-train-south-to-naples/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/lisa-halvorsen-53040_fitness_naples-and-pompeii-today-we-took-the-exp_2745163.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/lisa-halvorsen-53040_fitness_naples-and-pompeii-today-we-took-the-exp_2745163.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/lisa-halvorsen-53040_fitness_naples-and-pompeii-today-we-took-the-exp_2745163.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Naples and Pompeii Today we took the express train south to Naples. The guide on our city tour pointed out…” — Lisa Halvorsen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 18, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“curiosity. In August of 79 A.D., while commanding a fleet in the Bay of Naples, the Roman statesman and author witnessed a volcano erupting nearby and went ahsore to get a closer look. Bad move:he landed barely two miles from Pompeii, the eruption was that of Vesuvius, and within forty-eight hours the poisonous gases it spewed into the atmosphere had killed him'.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kathryn Schulz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathryn-schulz/curiosity-in-august-of-79-a-d-while-commanding-a-fleet-in-the-bay-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/kathryn-schulz-7782_books_curiosity-in-august-of-79-a-d-while-comm_2260632.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/kathryn-schulz-7782_books_curiosity-in-august-of-79-a-d-while-comm_2260632.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/kathryn-schulz-7782_books_curiosity-in-august-of-79-a-d-while-comm_2260632.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“curiosity. 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Italy’s other two active volcanoes, Stromboli and Vulcano, belong to a group of islands called the Aeolians, off the northern coast of Sicily. Earthquakes also strike Italy. In 1693, an estimated one hundred thousand people died in an earthquake in Sicily. The most deadly recent quake in Italy occurred near Naples in 1980. It killed three thousand people.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jean F. 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You've been to Naples. Imagine it five hundred years ago. Would it have made a difference?\" \"I've never been to Naples, Mr. Stone. But yeah, anywhere would have been totally different. It's not about Italy. It's about isolation and freedom and wanting more than you have.\" \"True.True. But...I was so sure.Didn't you talk about Vesuvius when we read The Last Days of Pompeii? \" \"I think you might be confusing me with someone else.\" \"No,no.I'm quite sure it was you. Wasn't it?\" \"No.It wasn't.\" \"Oh,now,Ella. I distinctly remember something about the cleansing aspects of fire...Oh.\" \"Wrong aspects, Mr. Stone.\" \"Right,right. Of course. My mistake. Okay. No harm done. 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