"The reader of these Memoirs will discover that……" — Giacomo Casanova
"The reader of these Memoirs will discover that I never had any fixed aim before my eyes, and that my system, if it can be called a system, has been to glide away unconcernedly on the stream of life, trusting to the wind wherever it led."
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Giacomo Casanova
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87 Quotes by Giacomo Casanova
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Real love is the love that sometimes arises after sensual pleasure: if it does, it is immortal; the other kind…
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Man is free; yet we must not suppose that he is at liberty to do everything he pleases, for he…
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I will begin with this confession: whatever I have done in the course of my life, whether it be good…
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By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a second time, while I laugh…
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I don't conquer, I submit.
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Love is three quarters curiosity.
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The man who has sufficient power over himself to wait until his nature has recovered its even balance is the…
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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
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The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
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If you watch animals objectively for any length of time, you're driven to the conclusion that their main aim in…
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Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.
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Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim.
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The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment…
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A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.
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Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social…
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