Countryside Quote by Anonymous

“Rome seems a comfort to those with the ambitious soul of an Artist or a Conqueror.”

— Pietros Maneos

After having admired the women of Rome, say to yourself, 'I too am beautiful!' ... In you I met a real person. I need…

— Margaret Fuller

I sometimes fancy," said Hilda, on whose susceptibility the scene always made a strong impression, "that Rome--mere Rome--will crowd everything else out of my…

— Nathaniel Hawthorne

“that Rome (if one does not yet know it) has an oppressingly sad effect for the first few days: through the lifeless and doleful…

— Rainer Maria Rilke

“In those girls I found my Rome, my Paris, my Constantinople.”

— George Saunders

In Rome you long for the country. In the country you praise to the skies the distant town.

— Horace

In 'Roma,' I wanted to get across the idea that underneath Rome today is ancient Rome. So close. I am always conscious of that,…

— Federico Fellini

“Such is beauty ever. Neither here nor there, now nor then. Neither in Rome, nor in Athens. But, wherever there is a soul to…

— Thoreau Henry David

Oh Rome! My country! City of the soul!

— Lord Byron

“In Rome, a woman’s power, however circumspectly exercised, arouses revulsion. Every death in my family circle has been laid at my door.”

— Phyllis T. Smith

Each, in its own way, was unforgettable. It would be difficult to — Rome! By all means, Rome. I will cherish my visit here…

— Audrey Hepburn

Rome holds my psyche in balance. Whenever I'm there, it's like a holiday.

— Giambattista Valli