128 Quotes by Giacomo Casanova

Man is free; but not unless he believes he is[.]

Cheating is a sin, but honest cunning is simply prudence. It is a virtue. To be sure, it has a likeness to roguery, but that cannot be helped. He who has not learned to practice it is a fool.

Man is a free agent; but he is not free if he does not believe it, for the more power he attributes to Destiny, the more he deprives himself of the power which God granted him when he gave him reason.

Marriage is the tomb of love.

Whether it is happy or unhappy, a man's life is the only treasure he can ever possess.

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

When you fool a fool you strike a blow for intelligence.

economy spoils pleasure

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