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François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis quotes
Naturalness is the seal of genius.
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis
To-day we only smile, we laugh no more, And e'en our very pleasures seem to bore.
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis
Unhappy he who fears the deep Recesses of his soul to scan! The heart that from itself would hide Fears an unfriendly critic's ban.
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis
What gloomy student of old Greece, As on her charms his gaze reposes, Would choose the lilies of Lucrece, Or virtue's garland colourless, In place of passion's roses?
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis