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I have felt in my very blood, ever since I was born, a most unconquerable hatred towards the whole tribe of fools, and it arises from the fact that I feel myself a blockhead whenever I am in their company.

Giacomo Casanova

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Giacomo Casanova
Age: 73 †
Born: 1725
Born: January 1
Died: 1798
Died: January 1
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Giacomo Girolamo Casanova di Seingalt
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova de Seingalt
Giovanni Giacomo Casanova de Seingalt
ג'אקומו קאזאנובה
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
Jacques Casanova
Dzhiakomo Kasanova
Джакомо Казанова
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova De Seingalt
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