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Heart and head are the constituent parts of character; temperament has almost nothing to do with it, and, therefore, character is dependent upon education, and is susceptible of being corrected and improved.

Heart and head are the constituent parts of character; temperament has almost nothing to do with it, and, therefore, character is dependent upon education, and is susceptible of being corrected and improved.

Approximate author period: c. 1761 AD · early modern

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Giacomo Casanova
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Approximate author period: c. 1761 AD · early modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Giacomo Casanova: life dates 1725 to 1798. Wikidata Q83321, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83321 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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