Naples Quotes
A curated collection of the best quotes about Naples.
Top Quotes
“A Mediterranean Paris. Such is Naples.”
“Naples and Paris: the two only capitals.”
“Naples is the flower of paradise. The last adventure of my life.”
“All things in Naples are arranged with as much civility as possible.”
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“The turmoil and the daily come and go made Naples a populated and fibrillating city like Paris.”
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“O fair, false city, thou gay and gilded harlot!
Wo for thy wanton heart, wo for thy wicked hardness!
Wo unto thee, that the lightsomeness of life, beneath Italian suns,
Should meet the solemnity of death, in a sepulchre so foul and fearful!”
“Another revolution! Naples free and all of Italy in insurrection! How wonderful has been the march of the human mind in these last thirty years … so may it be till the last link of the chains of slavery is broken and the banner of freedom waves over the whole earth!”
“Naples sitteth by the sea, keystone of an arch of azure,
Crowned by consenting nations peerless queen of gayety:
She laugheth at the wrath of Ocean, she mocketh the fury of Vesuvius,
She spurneth disease, and misery, and famine, that crowd her sunny streets.”
“I won't say another word about the beauties of the city and its situation, which have been described and praised often. As they say here, "'''''Vedi Napoli e poi muori!'' — See Naples and die'''!" One can't blame the Neapolitan for never wanting to leave his city, nor its poets singing its praises in lofty hyperboles: it would be wonderful even if a few more Vesuviuses were to rise in the neighbourhood.”