Giacomo Casanova

I leave to others the decision as to the good or evil tendencies of my character, but such as it is it shines upon my countenance, and there it can easily be detected by any physiognomist.

The history of my life must begin by the earliest circumstance which my memory can evoke; it will therefore commence when I had attained the age of eight years and four months.

It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless.

It's true - women want the fantasy. So give them romance - but without the desperation, wondering, and waiting you see in the movies.

Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.

Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full the resources that are within thy reach.