Alimony Quote by P. G. Wodehouse

“Judges, as a class, display, in the matter of arranging alimony, that reckless generosity which is found only in men who are giving away someone else's cash.” quote by P. G. Wodehouse — Download Open image

“Judges, as a class, display, in the matter of arranging alimony, that reckless generosity which is found only in men who are giving away someone else's cash.”

P. G. Wodehouse

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