You can pretend to be serious; but you can’t pretend to be witty.
About Sacha Guitry
Alexandre-Pierre Georges “Sacha” Guitrywas a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and followed his father into the theatrical profession.
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The little I know I owe to my ignorance.
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An ideal wife is one who remains faithful to you but tries to be just as charming as if she weren’t.
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You can pretend to be serious; but you can’t pretend to be witty.
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When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.
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Why is it better to love than to be loved? It is surer.
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I would gladly admit women are superior to men if only they would stop trying to be the same as us.
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The secret of a good marriage is forgiving your partner for marrying you in the first place.
French playwright and filmmaker (1885-1957)
Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness.
French playwright and filmmaker (1885-1957)
The best way to turn a woman’s head is to tell her she has a beautiful profile.
French playwright and filmmaker (1885-1957)
A man must marry only a very pretty woman in case he should ever want some other man to take her off his hands.
French playwright and filmmaker (1885-1957)