Top 15 Giacomo Casanova Quotes

Be the flame, not the moth.

one who makes no mistakes makes nothing

If you have not done things worthy of being written about, at least write things worthy of being read.

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

Beauty without wit offers nothing but the enjoyment of its material charms, whilst witty ugliness captivates by the charms of the mind, and at last fulfils all the desires of the man it has captivated.

As for myself, I always willingly acknowledge my own self as the principal cause of every good and of every evil which may befall me; therefore, I have always found myself capable of being my own pupil, and ready to love my teacher.

I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as a way of introducing it into the minds which were ignorant of its charms.

I have loved women even to madness, but I have always loved liberty better.

We ourselve are the authors of almost all our woes and griefs, of which we so unreasonably complain.

Give me a man who is man enough to give himself just to the woman who is worth him. If that woman were me,I would love him alone and forever

"Beauty without wit offers love nothing but the material enjoyment of its physical charms, whilst witty ugliness captivates by the charms of the mind, and at last fulfills all the desires of the man it has captivated...

Let anyone ask a beautiful woman without wit whether she would be willing to exchange a small portion of her beauty for a sufficient dose of wit. If she speaks the truth, she will say, "No, I am satisfied to be as I am." But why is she satisfied? Because she is not aware of her own deficiency. Let an ugly but witty woman be asked if she would change her wit against beauty, and she will not hesitate in saying no. Why? Because, knowing the value of her wit, she is well aware that it is sufficient by itself to make her a queen in any society."

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

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

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.

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