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Quote by Giacomo Casanova
The man who has sufficient power over himself to wait until his na

The man who has sufficient power over himself to wait until his nature has recovered its even balance is the truly wise man, but such beings are seldom met with. – Giacomo Casanova

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I have met with some of them – very honest fellows, who, with all their stupidity, had a kind of intelligence and an upright good sense, which cannot be the characteristics of fools. – Giacomo Casanova

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As to the deceit perpetrated upon women, let it pass, for, when love is in the way, men and women as a general rule dupe each other. – Giacomo Casanova

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