I have written the history of my life, and I have a perfect… - Giacomo Casanova

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I have written the history of my life, and I have a perfect right to do so; but am I wise in throwing it before a public of which I know nothing but evil? No, I am aware it is sheer folly, but I want to be busy, I want to laugh, and why should I deny myself this gratification?

Giacomo Casanova

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About Giacomo Casanova

Giacomo Casanova (2 April 1725 – 4 June 1798) was an Italian adventurer and author; also known as Jacques Casanova de Seingalt. He was famous for his elaborate love affairs and his encounters with famous contemporary figures.

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Native Name: Giacomo Girolamo Casanova

Alternative Names: Casanova • Kazanova • Giacomo Girolamo Casanova di Seingalt • Giacomo Girolamo Casanova de Seingalt • Giovanni Giacomo Casanova de Seingalt • ג'אקומו קאזאנובה • Jacques Casanova de Seingalt • Jacques Casanova • Dzhiakomo Kasanova • Джакомо Казанова • Giacomo Girolamo Casanova De Seingalt • Casanova de Seingalt

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I have always had such sincere love for truth, that I have often begun by telling stories for the purpose of getting truth to enter the heads of those who could not appreciate its charms.

I have not written my memoirs for those young people who can only save themselves from falling by spending their youth in ignorance, but for those whom experience of life has rendered proof against being seduced, whom living in the fire has transformed into salamanders.

I loved, I was loved, my health was good, I had a great deal of money, and I spent it, I was happy and I confessed it to myself.

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