Who said this famous quote?

[JonnyBoy12]

Can any of you tell me who said:

"All guests bring pleasure; some when they come, others when they leave".

Thanks for any replies.

[joggerjayne]

Is anyone going to Google it ?

[scotman]

Sounds a bit Oscar Wilde-ish to me

[ladyalex]

I was going for Oscar too...
Might be Mark Twain, though.

[Davethedog]

Googled couldn't find it.

I would have a guess at Churchill or Groucho Marx.

[MarkRae]

I'm not convinced it's an actual attributed quote, but more likely a proverb in the style of "Home is where the heart is"...

[mazie]

an Oscar Wilde one that's very close to the meaning of the above

"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go."
- Oscar Wilde

[MarkRae]

http://www.ahyc.org/pdf-file/Gull1209.pdf

[ttfn]

One of my favourites on the subjct of guests:

Tact is the art of making guests feel at home when that's really where you wish they were.
George E. Bergmann

[ladyalex]

Or the Benjamin Franklyn one:
Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.

(A bit harsh there, I think.)

[saxy_jag]

All I can find is a Portuguese proverb which states, "Visits always give pleasure - if not the arrival, the departure."

[JonnyBoy12]

Thanks for your helpful answers, guys, and just to leave you with this other quote.

"It is the duty of the host to make his guest feel at home; it is the duty of the guest to remember that he is not".

Can anyone tell us the origins of this quote?

[boxtops]

LOL ttfn, I like that - I was talking to a friend in Tesco tonight, about answering the door when all you want to do is chill. She would - I wouldn't.