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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

“If you want to make people laugh, your face must remain serious.”

People Ifs Want Faces Laughing Serious Laughter Your Face Making People Laugh

Author:Giacomo Casanova

“[Malipiero's advice to Casanova.] If you wish your audience to cry, you must shed tears yourself, but if you wish to make them laugh you must contrive to look as serious as a judge.”

Ifs Looks Wish Audience Laughing Advice Cry Tears Serious Judging Shed Casanova

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“I am writing My Life to laugh at myself, and I am succeeding.”

Writing Laughing Succeed

Book:The Story of My Life

Source: The Story of My Life

“Enjoy the present, bid defiance to the future, laugh at all those reasonable beings who exercise their reason to avoid the misfortunes which they fear, destroying at the same time the pleasure that they might enjoy.”

Reason Might Enjoy Pleasure Laughing Exercise Reasonable Misfortunes Destroying Defiance

Book:The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt Volume 2: To Paris and Prison

Source: The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt Volume 2: To Paris and Prison

“By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a second time, while I laugh at the remembrance of troubles now past, and which I no longer feel.”

Feels Past Enjoy Pleasure Laughing Trouble Remembrance

Book:The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

Source: The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

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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