Navona Quotes & Sayings

It is only those who do not know who wander the paths. A blind eye and a stout heart create a true wanderer. Those who seek the paths do so in vain; only those who can see deep might hope to wander. — Mary-Jean Harris

Looks can be decieving — Masashi Kishimoto

Humans make art to remember and be remembered," said Caius. "Art is their weapon against forgetting. — Melissa Grey

How could you not wish to see what tomorrow brings? How could you not want to feel the warmth of the sun on your skin, to eat ice cream in the Piazza Navona, to watch the children throwing coins into the fountain? — Anthony Horowitz

Good men seek it by the natural means of the virtues; evil men, however, try to achieve the same goal by a variety of concupiscences, and that is surely an unnatural way of seeking the good. Don't you agree? — Boethius

In Rome, I loved seeing the Caravaggios. There are churches in Rome that have Caravaggios, and there's one, not far from Piazza Navona, that has the best, I think: St. Matthew with the money. — Owen Wilson

Mother, where did you find the courage?' ... ' Courage, Johnny? I don't know. We just do blindly the thing we think is right ... What was it that moved me: love? Duty? Ambition? All three. Now I have my reward in full measure.' -p. Abigail to Johnny, Those Who Love, p. 564 — Irving Stone

There's a bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out. — Lou Reed

I didn't want to be royalty. And I didn't want to be a One. I didn't even want to try. — Kiera Cass

Near her he became aware of the physical mechanisms which kept him alive; within him machinery, pipes and valves and gas-compressors and fan belts had to chug away at a losing task, a labor ultimately doomed. — Philip K. Dick

Isolation is a self-defeating dream. — Carlos Salinas De Gortari

I often thought my gravestone would say, 'Here lies Gandalf. He came out,' — Ian McKellen

Don't just pull fears out of the thin air. Watch television. Learn what scares the talk show hosts. — U.S. Dept. Of Fear

There is nothing in the universe that I fear, but that I shall not know all my duty, or shall fail to do it. — Mary Lyon

What we need most is to restore and revive our humanity. We must create a society where people can live with dignity, a society where people can live in peace and happiness. People are tired of games played for power and profit. People are tired of hatred and conflict. They want to live with more wisdom and confidence, and in peace. It may seem like a long and distant path, but I am convinced that the 21st century must see a movement to sow the seeds of peace, happiness and trust in every person's heart. The seeds of a truly humane way of life. I am convinced this is the only path. — Daisaku Ikeda