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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God, great principle of all minor principles, God, who is Himself without a principle, could...

God, great principle of all minor principles, God, who is Himself without a principle, could...

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...

I don't conquer, I submit.

I don't conquer, I submit.

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...

My success and my misfortunes, the bright and the dark days I have gone through,...

My success and my misfortunes, the bright and the dark days I have gone through,...

I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as...

I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

I have met with some of them - very honest fellows, who, with all their...

I have met with some of them - very honest fellows, who, with all their...

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...

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...

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...

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...