Giacomo Casanova,
Quotes and Images from the Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
“ Fortune flouts old age Found him greater at a distance than close at hand Gave the Cardinal de Rohan the famous necklace Girl who gave nothing must take nothing Give yourself up to whatever fate offers to you, Government ought never to destroy ancient customs abruptly Groans, and prayers, and blasphemies Happiness is purely a creature of the imagination Happiness is not lasting—nor is man Happy or unhappy from a merely cursory inspection Happy ignorance! ”
