Quotes by : Giacomo Casanova

To lead a blameless life you must curb your passions , and whatever misfortune may befall you cannot....

There is no such thing as destiny. We ourselves shape our lives.

Love becomes imprudent only when it is impatient to enjoy; but when it is a matter of procuring the return....

In the mean time I worship God, laying every wrong action under an interdict which I endeavour to respect,....

The philosopher is a person who refuses no pleasures which do not produce greater sorrows, and who knows....

The man who has sufficient power over himself to wait until his nature has recovered its even balance....

The sweetest pleasures are those which are hardest to be won.

As for myself, I always willingly acknowledge my own self as the principal cause of every good and of....

It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless.

I have had friends who have acted kindly towards me, and it has been my good fortune to have it in my....