Quote #32

Whether happy or unhappy, life is the only treasure man possesses[.]

More from Giacomo Casanova

  1. We avenge intellect when we dupe a fool, and it is a victory not to be despised[.]
  2. Happy or unhappy, life is the only treasure which man possesses[.]
  3. [W]e avenge intelligence when we deceive a fool, and the victory is worth the trouble[.]
  4. [H]appy or miserable, life is the only blessing which man possesses[.]
  5. [T]hose who do not love [life] are unworthy of it.
  6. When a sonnet is mediocre it is bad, for it should be sublime.
  7. [T]hey who do not love [life] do not deserve it.
  8. This extremely interesting girl, after giving me a single glance from her beautiful eyes, stubbornly refused to look at me again. My vanity…

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