I saw that everything famous and beautiful in the world, if we judge by the descriptions and drawings of writers and artists, always loses when we go to see it and examine it closely.
Giacomo CasanovaI have often met with happiness after some imprudent step which ought to have brought ruin upon me, and although passing a vote of censure upon myself I would thank God for his mercy.
Giacomo CasanovaI know that I have lived because I have felt, and, feeling giving me the knowledge of my existence.
Giacomo Casanova