Quotes from Sacha Guitry

One says that money doesn't buy happiness. Without a doubt, one was speaking of the money of others.

You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty.

The best way to turn a woman's head is to tell her she has a beautiful profile.

The others were only my wives. But you, my dear, will be my widow.

I am in favor of preserving the French habit of kissing ladies' hands — after all, one must start somewhere.

Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness.

The best way to turn a woman's head is to tell her she has a beautiful profile.

The secret of a good marriage is forgiving your partner for marrying you in the first place.

A man must marry only a very pretty woman in case he should ever want some other man to take her off his hands.

An ideal wife is one who remains faithful to you but tries to be just as charming as if she weren't.

The little I know, I owe to my ignorance.

There are women whose infidelities are the only link they still have with their husbands.

You can pretend to be serious you can't pretend to be witty.

Why is it better to love than be loved? It is surer.

Find someone to love . . . and, oh, someone to love you.

What probably distorts everything in life is that one is convinced that one is speaking the truth because one says what one thinks.

A man must marry only a very pretty woman in case he should ever want some other man to take her off his hands.

You can pretend to be serious, but you can't pretend to be witty.

The little I know, I owe to my ignorance.

When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.

An ideal wife is one who remains faithful to you but tries to be just as if she weren't.

Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness.

Even the most respectable woman has a complete set of clothes in her wardrobe ready for a possible abduction.

Two things make the women unforgettable, their tears and their perfume