I have often met with happiness after some imprudent step which ought to have brought ruin upon me, and although passing a vote of censure upon myself I would thank God for his mercy.

Quote by Giacomo Casanova

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I have felt in my very blood, ever since I was born, a most unconquerable...

I have felt in my very blood, ever since I was born, a most unconquerable...

God ceases to be God only for those who can admit the possibility of His...

God ceases to be God only for those who can admit the possibility of His...

I learned very early that our health is always impaired by some excess either of...

I learned very early that our health is always impaired by some excess either of...

The man who has sufficient power over himself to wait until his nature has recovered...

The man who has sufficient power over himself to wait until his nature has recovered...

I leave to others the decision as to the good or evil tendencies of my...

I leave to others the decision as to the good or evil tendencies of my...

Hatred, in the course of time, kills the unhappy wretch who delights in nursing it...

Hatred, in the course of time, kills the unhappy wretch who delights in nursing it...

As to the deceit perpetrated upon women, let it pass, for, when love is in...

As to the deceit perpetrated upon women, let it pass, for, when love is in...

Man is free; yet we must not suppose that he is at liberty to do...

Man is free; yet we must not suppose that he is at liberty to do...

We avenge intellect when we dupe a fool, and it is a victory not to...

We avenge intellect when we dupe a fool, and it is a victory not to...

The history of my life must begin by the earliest circumstance which my memory can...

The history of my life must begin by the earliest circumstance which my memory can...

Thence, I suppose, my natural disposition to make fresh acquaintances, and to break with them...

Thence, I suppose, my natural disposition to make fresh acquaintances, and to break with them...

I always made my food congenial to my constitution, and my health was always excellent.

I always made my food congenial to my constitution, and my health was always excellent.

Heart and head are the constituent parts of character; temperament has almost nothing to do...

Heart and head are the constituent parts of character; temperament has almost nothing to do...

In one text Casanova sees that women are responsible for Don Giovanni's evil deeds: The...

In one text Casanova sees that women are responsible for Don Giovanni's evil deeds: The...

For my future I have no concern, and as a true philosopher, I never would...

For my future I have no concern, and as a true philosopher, I never would...

I have had friends who have acted kindly towards me, and it has been my...

I have had friends who have acted kindly towards me, and it has been my...

The reader of these Memoirs will discover that I never had any fixed aim before...

The reader of these Memoirs will discover that I never had any fixed aim before...

I am bound to add that the excess in too little has ever proved in...

I am bound to add that the excess in too little has ever proved in...

Marriage is the tomb of love.

Marriage is the tomb of love.

In the mean time I worship God, laying every wrong action under an interdict which...

In the mean time I worship God, laying every wrong action under an interdict which...