Michelle M.

“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, The Story of My Life

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

“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 Girolamo Casanova, Geschichte Meines Lebens

“Desires are but pain and torment, and enjoyment is sweet because it delivers us from them.”
― Giacomo Casanova, The Story of My Life