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Quote: Casanova. History of my Life . Translation by William R. Trask (1966) Preface:
(1) First line : ' I begin by declaring to my reader that, by everything good or bad that I have done throughout my life , I am sure that I have earned merit or incurred guilt, and that hence I must consider myself a free agent .'
(2) ' Though man is free, he must not believe that he is free to do whatever he pleases. He becones a slave as soon as he decides to act when he is moved by some passion . Nisi paret imperat ('Unless it obeys, it commands.' Horace). He who has the strength to defer acting until he is calm again is the wise man . Such a being is rare .'
(3) Last line : ' For my part, since I have always admitted that I was the chief cause of all the misfortunes which have befallen me, I have rejoiced in my ability to be my own pupil, and in my duty to love my teacher .'
2. Or: casanova / a proper Casanova , a real ladies'-man , a great-lover , a skilled seducer of many women, especially one who brags about his female conquests. See ladies'-man and philanderer for synonyms.
3. A promiscuous man who seduces women to inflate his ego.
4. He's no-Casanova , not the lover type.
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