Quote#Truth
No man worth having is true to his wife, or can be true to his wife,…
Quote byJohn Vanbrugh · 1664–1726
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Relapse, Act III, sc. ii (1697).
English (original)
No man worth having is true to his wife, or can be true to his wife, or ever was, or ever will be so.
— John Vanbrugh
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