To lead a blameless life you must curb your passions, and whatever misfortune may befall you cannot be ascribed by anyone to want of good luck, or attributed to fate; these words are devoid of sense, and all fault will rightly fall on your own head.


The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt Volume 1: The Venetian Years (ed. Simon and Schuster, 2013) - ISBN: 9781625581754

Giacomo Casanova Quotes

To lead a blameless life you must curb your passions, and whatever misfortune may befall you cannot be ascribed by anyone to want of good luck, or...

To lead a blameless life you must curb your passions, and whatever misfortune may befall you cannot be ascribed by anyone to want of good luck, or...

To lead a blameless life you must curb your passions, and whatever misfortune may befall you cannot be ascribed by anyone to want of good luck, or...

To lead a blameless life you must curb your passions, and whatever misfortune may befall you cannot be ascribed by anyone to want of good luck, or...