“When a man marries his mistress, he creates a job vacancy.”
Sacha Guitry (1885–1957) French dramatist and playwright
Book of Humorous Quotations, ed. Connie Robertson (1998), page 83
“When a man marries his mistress, he creates a vacancy.”
Evening Standard, "Quote of the Day", Mon 13 January 2014, p. 16
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Quitte-t-on sa maîtresse, on risque, hélas! d'être trompé deux ou trois fois par jour.
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Theory held by Disraeli, cited in Sir William Fraser, Disraeli and his Day (1891), p. 142.
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“The happiness of a married man depends on the people he has not married.”
Oscar Wilde A Woman of No Importance
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