Man is free; yet we must not suppose that he is at liberty to do everything he pleases, for he becomes a slave the moment he allows his actions to be ruled by passion.
— Giacomo Casanova Contemporary

Legendary lover, adventurer

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From his memoirs

Date / Period

1790s

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Strange & Unusual

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