The story she had told me was possible, but it was not believable. Giacomo Casanova More Quotes by Giacomo Casanova More Quotes From Giacomo Casanova Real love is the love that sometimes arises after sensual pleasure: if it does, it is immortal; the other kind inevitably goes stale, for it lies in mere fantasy. Giacomo Casanova reallove-islying Cultivating whatever gave pleasure to my senses was always the chief business of my life; I have never found any occupation more important. Feeling that I was born for the sex opposite mine, I have always loved it and done all that I could to make myself loved by it. I have also been extravagantly fond of good food and irresistibly drawn by anything which could excite curiosity. Giacomo Casanova oppositesfeelingssex The sweetest pleasures are those which are hardest to be won. Giacomo Casanova sweetesthardestpleasure After all, a beautiful woman without a mind of her own leaves her lover with no resource after he had physically enjoyed her charms. Giacomo Casanova loversmindbeautiful one who makes no mistakes makes nothing Giacomo Casanova make-it-countmaking-mistakesmistake 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. Giacomo Casanova mindwittymen To Kiss : An attempt to absorb the essence of the other person. Giacomo Casanova datingkissingessence Be the flame, not the moth. Giacomo Casanova mothsi-hate-youflames Happy are those lovers who, when their senses require rest, can fall back upon the intellectual enjoyments afforded by the mind! Sweet sleep then comes, and lasts until the body has recovered its general harmony. On awaking, the senses are again active and always ready to resume their action. Giacomo Casanova passionsweetfall 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. Giacomo Casanova remembrancelaughingpast 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. Giacomo Casanova selfteacherinspirational 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 Giacomo Casanova forevergivingmen Love is three quarters curiosity. Giacomo Casanova romancecuriositylove Nobody can deprive me of the fact that I had a good time. Giacomo Casanova ariesgood-timesfacts I often had no scruples about deceiving nitwits and scoundrels and fools when I found it necessary. ...We avenge intelligence when we deceive a fool, and... deceiving a fool is an exploit worthy of an intelligent man. What has infused my very blood with an unconquerable hatred of the whole tribe of fools from the day of my birth is that I become a fool myself when I am in their company. Giacomo Casanova intelligentmenblood There is no honest woman with an uncorrupted heart whom a man is not sure of conquering by dint of gratitude. It is one of the surest and shortest means. Giacomo Casanova gratitudeheartmean 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. Giacomo Casanova exercisemightlaughing economy spoils pleasure Giacomo Casanova spoileconomypleasure I will begin with this confession: whatever I have done in the course of my life, whether it be good or evil, has been done freely; I am a free agent. Giacomo Casanova agentsdoneevil Hope is nothing but a deceitful flatterer accepted by reason only because it is often in need of palliatives. Giacomo Casanova acceptedreasonneeds