Guitry Sacha Quotes & Sayings

I am in favor of preserving the French habit of kissing the hands of ladies. After all one must start somewhere. — Sacha Guitry

What a splendid little war! — John Hayes

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

your name is My Brother. — Victor Hugo

The subjects which he has chosen, however, are of both historic and dramatic importance, and they have the added value of giving the modern reader a clear picture of the state of semi-lawlessness which existed in Europe, during the middle ages. — Alexandre Dumas

Mommy would never divorce Daddy. He's just like one of the family. — Bil Keane

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

The little I know I owe to my ignorance. — Sacha Guitry

Look after your wife; never mind yourself
she'll look after you. — Sacha Guitry

White camels, though highly prized in some areas, remain rare.18 One discovered in Rajasthan, India, was the first in living memory for that area. On the Arabian Peninsula, where white camels are actively bred for, they are more common but still rare.19 — Anonymous

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

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

Bonjour, Monsieur Fraser. She inclined her veil gracefully, more to hide the broad smile on her face than in greeting, I thought. I see you have made the acquaintance of Bouton. Are you perhaps in search of your wife?
This seeming to be my cue, I sidled out of the office door behind her. My devoted spouse glanced from Bouton to the office door, plainly drawing conclusions.
And just how long have ye been standin' there,Sassenach? he asked dryly. Long enough, I said, with the smug self-assurance of one in Bouton's good books. — Diana Gabaldon

Faults of ignorance are excusable only where the ignorance itself is so — Sacha Guitry

Sometimes it's best to take things down and start all over again. It's the way of the world. — Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Two things make the women unforgettable, their tears and their perfume — Sacha Guitry

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

If the birth of a genius resembles that of an idiot, the end of a Havana Corona resembles that of a 5-cent cigar. — Sacha Guitry

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

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

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

You can pretend to be serious; but you can't pretend to be witty. — Sacha Guitry

I have my ignorance to thank for the few things I know. — Sacha Guitry

A quote from Sacha Guitry came to mind: 'Watching someone sleep is like reading a letter that is not addressed to you. — Antoine Laurain

With all the things I know, one could write a book ... Although, one
might also say that, considering all that I don't know, one could create
a library. — Sacha Guitry

Our wisdom comes from our experience,
and our experience comes from our foolishness. — Sacha Guitry

The poetry is all in the anticipation, for there is none in reality. — Mark Twain

Find someone to love ... and, oh, someone to love you. — Sacha Guitry

If a playwright is funny, the English look for a serious message, and if he's serious, they look for a joke. — Sacha Guitry

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

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

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

I would gladly admit women are superior to men if only they would stop trying to be the same as us. — Sacha Guitry

I look down at the city again. From here the city resembles a severed head, incinerated and discarded by the side of the river; its cavernous eye sockets are empty, bundles of dead nerves dangle from its neck, its shattered mouth gapes, a few desolate wires hang from its stark, scorched skull and, suddenly and incomprehensibly and so foreign to my body I could weep, I feel my heart expand with what I can only describe as a sensation of hope. Is there a word for that? Hope in the face of grand calamity. — Nick Cave

The strong conquer the weak. The weak serve the strong and hope to become strong so they can conquer others who are weaker. — Frederick Lenz

Harvard is the home of American ideas. — P. J. O'Rourke

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

A good education is another name for happiness. — Ann Plato

Being a Parisian is not about being born in Paris, it is about being reborn there. — Sacha Guitry

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