I will begin with this confession: whatever I have done in the course of my life, whether it be good or evil, has been done freely; I am a free agent.

Quote by Giacomo Casanova

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The mind of a human being is formed only of comparisons made in order to...

The mind of a human being is formed only of comparisons made in order to...

My errors will point to thinking men the various roads, and will teach them the...

My errors will point to thinking men the various roads, and will teach them the...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Real love is the love that sometimes arises after sensual pleasure: if it does, it...

Real love is the love that sometimes arises after sensual pleasure: if it does, it...

Marriage is the tomb of love.

Marriage is the tomb of love.

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...

It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless.

It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless.

Should I perchance still feel after my death, I would no longer have any doubt,...

Should I perchance still feel after my death, I would no longer have any doubt,...

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...

Love is three quarters curiosity.

Love is three quarters curiosity.

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...

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...

In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed....

In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed....

Paradoxically, all these wonderful dimensions that we want for our being are completely missing, being...

Paradoxically, all these wonderful dimensions that we want for our being are completely missing, being...

In the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what...

In the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what...