Republic of Venice
Quotes & Thinkers from Republic of Venice
7 thinkers67 quotesTop field: Art
"If I had married a woman intelligent enough to guide me, to rule me without my feeling that I was ruled, I should have taken good care of my money, I should have had children, and I should not be, as now I am, alone in the world and possessing nothing."
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Giacomo Casanova
diplomacy
1725–1798
"When a sonnet is mediocre it is bad, for it should be sublime."
35 quotes
Moshe Chaim Luzzatto
Philosophy
1707–1746
"Man was created for the sole purpose of rejoicing in God and deriving pleasure from the splendor of His Presence; for this is true joy and the greatest pleasure that can be found."
14 quotes
Pietro Aretino
Literature
1492–1556
"Yes, let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius."
4 quotes
Antonio Salieri
Music
1750–1825
1 quotes
Giovanni Bellini
Art
Renaissance
1430–1516
2 quotes
Francesco Maggiotto
Art
1738–1805
"I think that there is no body in nature that lets entirely and unhinderedly flow the electrical fluid, but we should settle for the materials that lose less of it."
1 quotes
Niccolao Manucci
Business
1639–1717
"The most sumptuous of European courts cannot compare in richness and magnificence with the lustre beheld in Indian courts."
10 quotes
Notable Quotes
"Happy or unhappy, life is the only treasure which man possesses"
— Giacomo Casanova, b. 1725View →
"When a sonnet is mediocre it is bad, for it should be sublime."
— Giacomo Casanova, b. 1725View →
"I will begin with this confession: whatever I have done in the course of my life, whether it be good or evil, has been done freely; I am a free agent."
— Giacomo Casanova, b. 1725View →
"“The chief temples destroyed by King Aurangzeb within his kingdom were the following: Maisa , Matura , Caxis , Hajudia , and an infinite number of others ; but, not to tire the reader, I do not append their names."
— Niccolao Manucci, b. 1639View →
"All Muhammadans are fond of women, who are their principal relaxation and almost their only pleasure."
— Niccolao Manucci, b. 1639View →