The history of my life must begin by the earliest circumstance which my memory can evoke; it will therefore commence when I had attained the age of eight years and four months.

Quote by Giacomo Casanova

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In fact, to gull a fool seems to me an exploit worthy of a witty...

In fact, to gull a fool seems to me an exploit worthy of a witty...

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...

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...

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...

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...

By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a...

By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a...

Love is three quarters curiosity.

Love is three quarters curiosity.

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...

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...

You will be amused when you see that I have more than once deceived without...

You will be amused when you see that I have more than once deceived without...

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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 don't conquer, I submit.

I don't conquer, I submit.

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 have often met with happiness after some imprudent step which ought to have brought...

I have often met with happiness after some imprudent step which ought to have brought...

Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside...

Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside...

To forget oneself is to be happy.

To forget oneself is to be happy.