Giacomo Casanova

I have always been a gambler, and I have always loved to play with my own destiny.

The only way to be truly rich is to have no needs.

I have always been a man of pleasure, and I have always sought pleasure wherever I could find it, even in the most dangerous situations.

The greatest pleasure in life is to do what people say you cannot do, and to do it well.

Women are all alike, but they are all different, and that is what makes them so interesting.

The more I see of men, the more I love dogs, for they are more faithful and less hypocritical.

The greatest happiness is to be loved for oneself, or, more correctly, to be loved in spite of oneself, with all one's faults and imperfections.

I have always believed that one should live as if one were to die tomorrow, and learn as if one were to live forever, for life is short and knowledge is infinite.

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do, and proving them wrong.

I have always been a man of action, and I have always preferred to act rather than to speak, for actions speak louder than words.

Love is a madness, and he who is not mad is not in love, for love is a divine madness.

The only way to escape from the miseries of life is to forget them, and the best way to forget them is to indulge in pleasure.

I have always been a man of pleasure, and I have always sought pleasure wherever I could find it, without regard for consequences.

The greatest pleasure of love is to arrive at it by paths where one is sure to lose oneself, and to get lost with a beautiful woman.

I have always been of the opinion that a woman who is not a fool is not a woman, for folly is a woman's greatest charm.

To conquer a woman, one must know how to make her laugh, and how to make her believe that she is the most beautiful woman in the world.

The only way to be happy is to love your work and be free, and to have a beautiful woman by your side.

A man who wants to be happy must have a good digestion and a bad heart, for a good heart is a source of much suffering.

I consider it my duty to be happy, and I seek happiness wherever I can find it, even in the most forbidden places.

I have spent my life trying to escape from myself, but in vain.