As for myself, I always willingly acknowledge my own self as the principal cause of every good and of every evil which may befall me; therefore, I have always found myself capable of being my own pupil, and ready to love my teacher.

He also publiGiacomo Casanovad abundantly in French under the name Jacques Casanova de Seingalt. He has become so famous for his often complicated and elaborate affairs with women that his name is now synonymous with "womanizer". His autobiography Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life) is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century.