It was, in fact, the sky of Lombardy, beautiful, brilliant, and calm
(Alessandro Manzoni)
One almost believes that nowhere else than on the lake of Como can there be found such a paradise of tranquil repose
(Henry David Thoreau)
While men believe in the infinite some ponds will be thought to be bottomless
(Mark Twain)
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes
(Marcel Proust)
