Quote #31

We avenge intellect when we dupe a fool, and it is a victory not to be despised[.]

More from Giacomo Casanova

  1. [W]e avenge intelligence when we deceive a fool, and the victory is worth the trouble[.]
  2. Whether happy or unhappy, life is the only treasure man possesses[.]
  3. [T]hose who do not love [life] are unworthy of it.
  4. Happy or unhappy, life is the only treasure which man possesses[.]
  5. [T]hey who do not love [life] do not deserve it.
  6. [H]appy or miserable, life is the only blessing which man possesses[.]
  7. [Matrimony] is the grave of love.
  8. When a sonnet is mediocre it is bad, for it should be sublime.

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