Giacomo Casanova: Man

Giacomo Casanova was Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice. Explore interesting quotes on man.
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“Whether happy or unhappy, life is the only treasure man possesses”

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The Story of My Life (trans. Sartarelli/Hawkes 2001), Preface, p. 10
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Variant: [H]appy or miserable, life is the only blessing which man possesses[. ]

“Man is a free agent; but he is not free if he does not believe it”

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History of My Life (trans. Trask 1967), 1997 reprint, Preface, p. 26
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“Man is free; but not unless he believes he is”

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The Story of My Life (trans. Sartarelli/Hawkes 2001), Preface, p. 1
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“Man is free, but his freedom ceases when he has no faith in it”

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Memoirs (trans. Machen 1894), book 1, Preface http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/c/casanova/c33m/preface2.html
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