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Giacomo Casanova Biography

Giacomo Casanova, Celebrity
Occup.Celebrity
FromItaly
BornApril 2, 1725
DiedJune 4, 1798
Aged73 years
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova was born on April 2, 1725, in Venice, Italy, to moms and dads Gaetano Casanova and Zanetta Farussi. Both of his moms and dads were actors, which managed young Giacomo an introduction to the vivid cultural life of Venice. His papa passed away when Casanova was just eight years old, leaving his mommy to increase him and also his brother or sisters.

Casanova got an excellent education and learning, researching at the Collegio Ghislieri in Padua under the tutelage of Abate Sebastiano Gozzi. He finished his research studies in legislation as well as math in 1742. Throughout his time in institution, he came to be fascinated by the works of the Marquis de Sade as well as created a passion in the occult. He additionally embarked on his first romantic adventures, which would certainly involve specify his reputation.

In 1744, Casanova started working as an assistant to a Venetian mediator, Cardinal Acquaviva. The setting managed him possibilities to travel, exposing him to the cosmopolitan society that would later become his play ground. Nonetheless, he was rejected from Acquaviva's solution due to his increasingly outrageous behavior.

Going back to Venice, Casanova started practicing regulation and also participating in a collection of dalliances that would certainly make him a place in high society. Regardless of his numerous partnerships, it was his affair with Venetian noblewoman Caterina Capretta, which ended up being one of the most popular. The relationship finished severely, with Casanova taking off Venice to avoid detraction as well as imprisonment.

Throughout the 1750s, Casanova traveled extensively through Europe, seeing Russia, France, as well as England. He consulted with famous numbers, such as Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin, King George III, and Catherine the Great. Casanova also continued his libertine ways, engaging in events with numerous females as well as covering his experiences in a series of memoirs.

By the very early 1760s, Casanova had actually ended up being significantly notorious as well as dealt with several legal challenges due to his habits. He was arrested numerous times as well as even served a prison term in Venice's infamous "Leads" jail. Undeterred, he made a bold escape and also continued his trips.

In 1762, Casanova discovered himself in Paris, where he decided to transform himself. He came to be involved in the lotto business, which allowed him to generate significant wide range. However, economic mismanagement as well as proceeded outrageous habits at some point led to his downfall. In 1774, Casanova was once again compelled to leave Paris, currently a busted man.

Casanova remained to roam via Europe for several years, at some point seeking refuge at the court of the Count of Waldstein in Bohemia (modern-day Czech Republic) in 1785. There, Casanova started work on his infamous Memoirs, an honest as well as debatable account of his sexual ventures and also adventures.

Giacomo Casanova died on June 4, 1798, at the age of 73 in Dux, Bohemia (currently Duchcov, Czech Republic). Though his name has ended up being synonymous with libertine behavior, Casanova's influence as well as experiences expanded far beyond mere sex-related occupations. He was a gifted author, a significant pundit, and a familiar face within the courts of 18th-century Europe. His Memoirs use an amazing photo of life in the duration, with all its intrigue, excitement, and also scandal.

Our collection contains 34 quotes who is written / told by Giacomo.

Related authors: Benjamin Franklin (Politician), Voltaire (Writer), Catherine the Great (Royalty), Marquis de Sade (Novelist), Ice T (Musician), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), George III (Royalty)

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34 Famous quotes by Giacomo Casanova

Small: The man who has sufficient power over himself to wait until his nature has recovered its even balance i
"The man who has sufficient power over himself to wait until his nature has recovered its even balance is the truly wise man, but such beings are seldom met with"
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Small: The mind of a human being is formed only of comparisons made in order to examine analogies, and therefo
"The mind of a human being is formed only of comparisons made in order to examine analogies, and therefore cannot precede the existence of memory"
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Small: We avenge intellect when we dupe a fool, and it is a victory not to be despised for a fool is covered w
"We avenge intellect when we dupe a fool, and it is a victory not to be despised for a fool is covered with steel and it is often very hard to find his vulnerable part"
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Small: Thence, I suppose, my natural disposition to make fresh acquaintances, and to break with them so readil
"Thence, I suppose, my natural disposition to make fresh acquaintances, and to break with them so readily, although always for a good reason, and never through mere fickleness"
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Small: The history of my life must begin by the earliest circumstance which my memory can evoke it will theref
"The history of my life must begin by the earliest circumstance which my memory can evoke; it will therefore commence when I had attained the age of eight years and four months"
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Small: Should I perchance still feel after my death, I would no longer have any doubt, but I would most certai
"Should I perchance still feel after my death, I would no longer have any doubt, but I would most certainly give the lie to anyone asserting before me that I was dead"
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Small: Real love is the love that sometimes arises after sensual pleasure: if it does, it is immortal the othe
"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"
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Small: My success and my misfortunes, the bright and the dark days I have gone through, everything has proved
"My success and my misfortunes, the bright and the dark days I have gone through, everything has proved to me that in this world, either physical or moral, good comes out of evil just as well as evil comes out of good"
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Small: My errors will point to thinking men the various roads, and will teach them the great art of treading o
"My errors will point to thinking men the various roads, and will teach them the great art of treading on the brink of the precipice without falling into it"
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Small: Marriage is the tomb of love
"Marriage is the tomb of love"
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Small: Man is free yet we must not suppose that he is at liberty to do everything he pleases, for he becomes a
"Man is free; yet we must not suppose that he is at liberty to do everything he pleases, for he becomes a slave the moment he allows his actions to be ruled by passion"
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Small: Love is three quarters curiosity
"Love is three quarters curiosity"
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Small: It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless
"It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless"
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Small: In the mean time I worship God, laying every wrong action under an interdict which I endeavour to respe
"In the mean time I worship God, laying every wrong action under an interdict which I endeavour to respect, and I loathe the wicked without doing them any injury"
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Small: In fact, to gull a fool seems to me an exploit worthy of a witty man
"In fact, to gull a fool seems to me an exploit worthy of a witty man"
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Small: I will begin with this confession: whatever I have done in the course of my life, whether it be good or
"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"
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Small: I leave to others the decision as to the good or evil tendencies of my character, but such as it is it
"I leave to others the decision as to the good or evil tendencies of my character, but such as it is it shines upon my countenance, and there it can easily be detected by any physiognomist"
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Small: I learned very early that our health is always impaired by some excess either of food or abstinence, an
"I learned very early that our health is always impaired by some excess either of food or abstinence, and I never had any physician except myself"
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Small: I know that I have lived because I have felt, and, feeling giving me the knowledge of my existence, I k
"I know that I have lived because I have felt, and, feeling giving me the knowledge of my existence, I know likewise that I shall exist no more when I shall have ceased to feel"
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Small: I have often met with happiness after some imprudent step which ought to have brought ruin upon me, and
"I have often met with happiness after some imprudent step which ought to have brought ruin upon me, and although passing a vote of censure upon myself I would thank God for his mercy"
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Small: I have met with some of them - very honest fellows, who, with all their stupidity, had a kind of intell
"I have met with some of them - very honest fellows, who, with all their stupidity, had a kind of intelligence and an upright good sense, which cannot be the characteristics of fools"
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Small: I have had friends who have acted kindly towards me, and it has been my good fortune to have it in my p
"I have had friends who have acted kindly towards me, and it has been my good fortune to have it in my power to give them substantial proofs of my gratitude"
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Small: I have felt in my very blood, ever since I was born, a most unconquerable hatred towards the whole trib
"I have felt in my very blood, ever since I was born, a most unconquerable hatred towards the whole tribe of fools, and it arises from the fact that I feel myself a blockhead whenever I am in their company"
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Small: I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as a way of introducing i
"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"
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Small: I dont conquer, I submit
"I don't conquer, I submit"
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Small: I am bound to add that the excess in too little has ever proved in me more dangerous than the excess in
"I am bound to add that the excess in too little has ever proved in me more dangerous than the excess in too much; the last may cause indigestion, but the first causes death"
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Small: I always made my food congenial to my constitution, and my health was always excellent
"I always made my food congenial to my constitution, and my health was always excellent"
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Small: Heart and head are the constituent parts of character temperament has almost nothing to do with it, and
"Heart and head are the constituent parts of character; temperament has almost nothing to do with it, and, therefore, character is dependent upon education, and is susceptible of being corrected and improved"
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Small: Hatred, in the course of time, kills the unhappy wretch who delights in nursing it in his bosom
"Hatred, in the course of time, kills the unhappy wretch who delights in nursing it in his bosom"
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Small: God, great principle of all minor principles, God, who is Himself without a principle, could not concei
"God, great principle of all minor principles, God, who is Himself without a principle, could not conceive Himself, if, in order to do it, He required to know His own principle"
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Small: God ceases to be God only for those who can admit the possibility of His non-existence, and that concep
"God ceases to be God only for those who can admit the possibility of His non-existence, and that conception is in itself the most severe punishment they can suffer"
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Small: For my future I have no concern, and as a true philosopher, I never would have any, for I know not what
"For my future I have no concern, and as a true philosopher, I never would have any, for I know not what it may be: as a Christian, on the other hand, faith must believe without discussion, and the stronger it is, the more it keeps silent"
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Small: By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a second time, while I la
"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"
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Small: As to the deceit perpetrated upon women, let it pass, for, when love is in the way, men and women as a
"As to the deceit perpetrated upon women, let it pass, for, when love is in the way, men and women as a general rule dupe each other"
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