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Giacomo Casanova was an Italian adventurer, writer, and philosopher, born on April 2, 1725, in Venice. He is renowned for his memoirs, 'Histoire de ma vie', which provide a vivid and sometimes scandalous account of his numerous sexual escapades and travels across Europe. Casanova was a man of many talents, involved in various endeavors including diplomacy, espionage, and the arts.

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Famous Giacomo Casanova Quotes

“Man is a free agent; but he is not free if he does not believe it.”

Ifs Men Believe Doe Agents Free Agents

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“The same principle that forbids me to lie does not allow me to tell the truth.”

Doe Lying Principles Telling The Truth

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“Man is free, but his freedom ceases when he has no faith in it; and the greater power he ascribes to faith, the more he deprives himself of that power which God has given to him when He endowed him with the gift of reason.”

Ifs Men Believe Doe Reason Destiny Agents Granted Attributes Free Agents

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“Real love is the love that sometimes arises after sensual pleasure: if it does, it is immortal; the other kind inevitably goes stale, for it lies in mere fantasy.”

Ifs Kind Doe Real Sometimes Lying Love Is Pleasure Fantasy Mere Arise Sensuality Sensual Immortal Real Love Stale Sensual Pleasure

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“The man who forgets does not forgive, he only loses the remembrance; forgiveness is the offspring of a noble heart, of a generous mind, whilst forgetfulness is only the result of a weak memory, or of an easy carelessness.”

Men Mind Heart Doe Easy Loses Memories Forget Results He Man Weak Forgiving Noble Generous Remembrance Forgetfulness Offspring Carelessness

Book:The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt: Complete

Source: The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt: Complete

About the Author

Born: April 2, 1725
Died: June 4, 1798
Known for: Author
Quotes: 109

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Books & Sources

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt: CompleteRelated source material

History of My LifeRelated source material

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt Volume 1: The Venetian YearsRelated source material

The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de SeingaltRelated source material

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt Volume 2: To Paris and PrisonRelated source material

History of My Life, Vols. I & IIRelated source material

History of My Life, Volumes III & IVRelated source material

The Story of My LifeRelated source material

Memorie scritte da lui medesimoRelated source material

The DuelRelated source material

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